"surcease" in Chinese (Traditional)
停止 (文言)止息
Definition
正式或文言用法,意指某事的暫停、終止或停止,尤指漫長或令人不悅的事。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
極為正式或文言用詞,現代口語極少見,常見於詩詞或經典文學。常見搭配“surcease of...”如“surcease of grief”。
Examples
After many years of war, the people finally found surcease.
多年戰亂後,人們終於迎來**停止**。
The poem speaks of hope and surcease from sorrow.
詩歌講述希望與悲傷的**止息**。
He prayed for surcease of his suffering.
他祈禱能**停止**自己的痛苦。
The night offered no surcease from her worries.
夜晚並沒有帶來對她煩惱的**止息**。
They searched for surcease, but the pain lingered on.
他們尋求**止息**,但痛苦依舊存在。
Even silence brought no surcease to his restless mind.
即使寂靜也未能讓他不安的內心獲得**止息**。