interval: [13] The val- of interval represents Latin vallum ‘rampart’ (source of English wall) – so etymologically the word means ‘space between ramparts’. That was the original sense of its Latin ancestor, intervallum, but already in the classical period the metaphorical ‘gap in time, pause’ was developing. => wall
interval (n.)
early 14c., from Old French intervalle (14c.), earlier entreval (13c.), from Late Latin intervallum "space, interval, distance," originally "space between palisades or ramparts," from inter "between" (see inter-) + vallum "rampart" (see wall (n.)). Metaphoric sense of "gap in time" was present in Latin.
雙語例句
1. The ferry service has restarted after an interval of 12 years.
時隔12年之后，輪渡服務又重新開通了。
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2. The goal that decided the match came just before the interval.
決定本場比賽結果的進球是在中場休息前一刻打入的。
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3. England were two goals behind at the interval.
中場休息時英格蘭隊落后兩球。
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4. During the interval, wine was served.
幕間休息時有葡萄酒供應。
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5. The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.