interruptions
中断
解説 Definition
interruptions は interruption（中断、妨害）の複数形です。会話・作業・授業などが何度か止められることを表し、迷惑な中断にも中立的な中断にも使えます。
Interruptions are occasions when an activity, conversation, or process is temporarily stopped or disturbed by someone or something. The plural often emphasizes that the stopping happens more than once.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
単数形 interruption に複数語尾 -s が付いた形で、語尾は /z/ と発音します。inter-「間に」と rupture にも見られる rupt「壊す・断つ」から、進行の途中を断ち切るイメージです。several interruptions、frequent interruptions、avoid interruptions のまとまりで覚えましょう。
Start with the singular interruption and add the regular plural -s, pronounced /z/ here. The word contains inter-, meaning “between,” and a root related to rupture and disrupt, carrying the idea of breaking into something already in progress. Picture a meeting that repeatedly stops because of phone calls or questions. Useful combinations include several interruptions, frequent interruptions, and avoid interruptions. Unlike a cancellation, an interruption is usually temporary, and the original activity may continue afterward.
例文
There were several interruptions during the meeting.
会議中に何度か中断がありました。
Please avoid interruptions while I am studying.
私が勉強している間は、中断しないようにしてください。
The teacher handled the interruptions calmly and continued the lesson.
先生は中断に落ち着いて対応し、授業を続けました。
interruptions の類義語・関連語
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interruptions の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語のinter-（間に）と語根rump-（壊す）に名詞語尾-tionが付いています。進行中の動作を「間の部分で断ち切る」というイメージから、納得の「中断」の意味が生まれました。同根語にrupture（破裂）やdisrupt（妨害）があります。
Interruptions is the plural of interruption. Interruption came through French and Latin from Latin interruptio, based on interrumpere, “to break apart or break into.” That verb combines inter-, “between,” with rumpere, “to break.” The noun ending -tion names the event or result, while final -s marks more than one occurrence. Related English words such as rupture and disrupt preserve the same historical root associated with breaking.
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