interlude

名词 interlude:

1. an intervening period or episode
2. a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
   同义词：intermezzo, entr'acte

动词 interlude:

1. perform an interlude

1. Her time in Paris was a happy interlude in a difficult career.
   她在巴黎期间是她艰辛的事业中一段愉快的插曲。
2. There will now be a 15-minute interlude.
   现在有15分钟的中间休息。

in.ter.lude

n.（名词）
An intervening episode, feature, or period of time:
间歇：一个插进的片段、特征、或一段时间：
例句：
.Kerensky has a place in history, of a brief interlude between despotisms.(William Safire)
.克伦斯基在独裁专制之间短暂时期的历史中占有一席之地.(威廉·萨菲尔)

A short farcical entertainment performed between the acts of a medieval mystery or morality play.
幕间幽默短剧：在中世纪神秘剧或道德剧各幕之间表演的滑稽短剧
A 'th-century genre of comedy derived from this.
幕间喜剧：一种起源于此的'世纪喜剧类型
An entertainment between the acts of a play.
戏剧的幕间节目
Music A short piece inserted between the parts of a longer composition.
【音乐】 间奏：一部较长作品各部分间插进的小段乐曲

来源：
Middle English enterlude [a dramatic entertainment]
中古英语 enterlude [一种戏剧娱乐]
from Old French entrelude
源自 古法语 entrelude
from Medieval Latin interlôdium
源自 中世纪拉丁语 interlôdium
Latin inter- [inter-]
拉丁语 inter- [前缀，表.在…之间.]
Latin lôdus [play] * see leid-
拉丁语 lôdus [戏剧] *参见 leid-