cease-fire
n.
also ceasefire, "a cessation of shooting," 1916, from verbal phrase cease fire, 1847 as a military command (formerly also signaled by bugles), from cease, v. + fire, n. in the gunnery sense. Generally two words until after mid-20c.
| 词汇 | cease-fire |
| 词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary cease-fire n. also ceasefire, "a cessation of shooting," 1916, from verbal phrase cease fire, 1847 as a military command (formerly also signaled by bugles), from cease, v. + fire, n. in the gunnery sense. Generally two words until after mid-20c. |
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