hiatus
Meaning: A pause or break in continuity; a gap or interruption in a sequence, activity, or process, typically with the expectation that it will resume.
Hiatus implies a temporary suspension rather than a permanent ending — a band on hiatus may reunite; a television series on hiatus may return for another season. The word is common in entertainment journalism, academic publishing, and career discussions, where it describes planned or enforced breaks. In phonetics, it has a technical meaning referring to two adjacent vowel sounds occurring in separate syllables. It collocates with 'brief,' 'lengthy,' 'career,' 'creative,' and 'on hiatus,' and the plural can be either 'hiatuses' or the Latin 'hiatus.'
Examples
- The band announced an indefinite hiatus following the departure of their lead guitarist. 乐队在主吉他手离开后宣布无限期休止。La banda anunció un paréntesis indefinido tras la marcha de su guitarrista principal.そのバンドはリードギタリストの脱退を受けて、無期限の活動休止を発表した。그 밴드는 리드 기타리스트의 탈퇴에 이어 무기한 활동 중단을 발표했다.
- After a five-year hiatus from academic publishing, the professor returned with a groundbreaking monograph on medieval jurisprudence. 在中断学术出版五年之后,这位教授带着一部关于中世纪法学的开创性专著回归。Después de un paréntesis de cinco años en la publicación académica, el profesor regresó con una monografía pionera sobre jurisprudencia medieval.学術出版から5年間の空白を経て、その教授は中世法学に関する画期的な単著を携えて復帰した。학술 출판에서 5년간의 공백 끝에, 그 교수는 중세 법학에 관한 획기적인 단행본을 들고 복귀했다.
- Construction of the bypass resumed in March following a hiatus caused by the discovery of a Roman burial site. 在发现一处罗马时代墓葬遗址导致中断之后,绕城公路的建设于三月恢复。La construcción de la circunvalación se reanudó en marzo tras un paréntesis provocado por el descubrimiento de un yacimiento funerario romano.ローマ時代の埋葬遺跡の発見による中断の後、バイパス道路の建設は3月に再開された。로마 시대 매장지 발견으로 인한 중단 이후, 우회도로 건설이 3월에 재개되었다.
Pronunciation
Usage Guide
Context: general, professional
Tone: neutral
Origin & History
From Latin hiatus (an opening, gap), from hiare (to gape, yawn). Entered English in the mid-16th century, initially in its literal sense of a physical gap before extending to temporal pauses.
Cultural Context
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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