moratorium

名词 moratorium:

1. a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
2. suspension of an ongoing activity

mor.a.to.ri.um

n.（名词）
【复数】 mor.a.to.ri.ums 或 mor.a.to.ri.a [-tôr.ô-…, -tôr.-]
Law
【法律】
An authorization to a debtor, such as a bank or nation, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
延缓偿付：对于借款人，例如一个银行或国家，允许暂时延缓偿还借款的授权
An authorized period of delay in the performance of an obligation.
延缓偿付期：在履行法律义务时法律所允许的延缓期限
A suspension of an ongoing or planned activity:
活动中止：持续的或计划好的活动的暂停：
例句：
a moratorium on the deployment of a new weapon.
暂停一种新型武器的部署

来源：
From Late Latin [neuter of] mor3tôrius [delaying] * see moratory
源自 后期拉丁语 [] mor3tôrius的中性 [延缓] *参见 moratory