interlude

英 ['ɪntəluːd] 美 ['ɪntərluːd]

n.中间；中间时间；插曲；介在中间的事件

GRE GMAT

◉Etymology

“Interlude” 这个单词的词源可以追溯到拉丁语的 “interludium”，由 “inter”（表示 “在…之间”）和 “ludus”（表示 “游戏、表演”）构成。最初的意思是指两个戏剧场之间的短暂表演或休息时间。在英语中，“interlude” 的主要含义是 “插曲、间歇、过渡段落”，通常指在某个活动或事件中的暂时休息或变化。

◉外刊例句

① “The concert featured a soothing interlude in the middle of the intense performance, providing the audience a moment of calm.” 《纽约时报》 - 2023年7月

“音乐会中在紧张的演出中段插入了一个舒缓的插曲，为观众提供了片刻的宁静。”

② “The film’s interlude, a short but impactful scene, offered a necessary break from the intense narrative.” 《卫报》 - 2023年9月

“影片中的插曲——一个简短但影响深远的场景——为紧张的叙事提供了必要的休息。”

③ “The economic report included an interlude discussing recent trends in international trade before delving into the main analysis.” 《经济学人》 - 2023年10月

“经济报告中包含了一个插曲，讨论了国际贸易的最新趋势，然后才深入到主要分析中。”

◉Usage Examples

(1) There will now be a 15-minute interlude.

(2) Apart from a brief interlude of peace, the war lasted nine years.

(3) Her time in Paris was a happy interlude in a difficult career.

(1) 现在有15分钟的中间休息。

(2) 除了一段短暂的和平，那场战争持续了九年。

(3) 她在巴黎期间是她艰辛的事业中一段愉快的插曲。

◉Usage Notes

An interlude is a brief period of time that comes in the middle of something. You might enjoy a relaxing lemonade interlude in the middle of a tough day at your road-paving job.

Any block of time that comes as a break or a respite from an activity can be called an interlude, so you could talk about a quiet interlude after a noisy birthday party, or an interlude of peace after years of war. Interlude is often used to describe the pauses between acts of a play or during an intermission. In fact, the original meaning came from the Latin interludium, which means "between a play".

◉Colins

1[N-COUNT 可数名词]插曲；间歇；幕间表演 An interlude is a short period of time when an activity or situation stops and something else happens.

It was a happy interlude in the Kents' life...

那是肯特一家的生活中一段幸福的插曲。

Superb musical interludes were provided by Sinclair.

辛克莱献上了精彩的幕间音乐表演。