truce

• n. 停战；休战；休战协定
• vt. 以休战结束；停止争执
• vi. 停战
• n. (Truce)人名；(英)特鲁斯

来自古英语 treow,事实，承诺，忠诚，条约，词源同 true,truth.-ce,表复数，如 pence 为 penny 复数格。

1. a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

truce

truce: [13] Historically, truce is simply the plural of the noun version of the adjective true. In Old English this was trēow, which meant ‘faith, pledge’. It was often used in the plural with the same meaning as the singular, and this tendency increased in early Middle English to the point where the singular disappeared altogether. It had meanwhile narrowed down in meaning to a ‘pledge to stop fighting’.
=> true

truce (n.)

"mutually agreed-upon temporary intermission of hostilities," early 13c., triws, variant of trewes, originally plural of trewe "faith, assurance of faith, covenant, treaty," from Old English treow "faith, truth, fidelity; pledge, promise, agreement, treaty," from Proto-Germanic *treuwaz- (cognates: Old Frisian triuwe, Middle Dutch trouwe, Dutch trouw, Old High German triuwa, German treue, Gothic triggwa "faith, faithfulness"). Related to Old English treowe "faithful" (see true (adj.)). The Germanic word was borrowed into Late Latin as tregua, hence French trève, Italian tregua.

to call/break a truce

宣布休战；破坏停战协定

牛津词典

The fighting of recent days has given way to an uneasy truce between the two sides...

最近几天的交战结束了，双方达成了暂时的休战协议。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Let's call a truce.

我们别争论了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

On September 11, opposition ceased with the signature of a military truce.

9月11日, 敌对行为随着军事停战协定的签订而告终.

辞典例句

If this situation is impeding your ability to work effectively, it's time to call a truce.

要是这种局面会影响到你的工作绩效的话, 是时候化解掉了.

期刊摘选

He claims that a unilateral truce declared in April 2009 remains in force.

他曾说,库尔德工人党于2009年宣布的单方面停战仍然有效.

期刊摘选

A truce to nonsense!

别讲废话!

期刊摘选

But they carried no weapons because this was a meeting truce.

但是他们都没拿武器因为这是一场停战协议.

期刊摘选

A truce is unlikely to herald lasting peace between Japan and its neighbours.

一时休战不太可能预示着日本与其邻国之间将出现持久的安宁.

期刊摘选

A truce was declared between the two armies.

两军之间宣布停战.

《简明英汉词典》

The truce formally expired December 19 , but it had been weakening for months.

停火协议12月19日正式到期, 但几个月来其实基本失去效用.

期刊摘选

The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.

热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦.

《简明英汉词典》

He was in favour of the declaration of a truce.

他赞成宣布停战.

期刊摘选

Why was the truce possible?

为什么能够和下来 呢 ?

期刊摘选

His struggle to regain Jerusalem ended in an uneasy truce with Saladin.

收复耶路撒冷不果,惟与撒拉丁暂订合约,无功而还.

期刊摘选

The two sides call a truce to avoid further bloodshed.

双方宣布停战以避免再有伤亡.

辞典例句

We could see the man who carried the flag of truce attempting to hold Silver back.

我们可以看到拿着白旗的家伙想阻拦希尔弗.

英汉文学 - 金银岛

This story is expanded in The Truce of Bakura Sourcebook by Kathy Tyers and Eric S.

这个故事在KathyTyers和EricS.Trautmann合著的《巴库拉停战资料书》中得到了扩展.

期刊摘选

Soon after this, Richard made a truce with the Saracens.

这事过后不久, 理查就和撒拉逊人停战和好.

辞典例句

She would willingly forgo a birthday treat if only her warring parents would declare a truce.

只要她的父母停止争吵,她愿意放弃生日宴请.

《简明英汉词典》

An uneasy truce prevailed.

一种不稳定的休战状态出现了.

期刊摘选

A temporary truce had been reached earlier that year.

那年早些时候达成了暂时停火协定.

《简明英汉词典》

Europe became therefore an armed camp and peace little more than an armed truce.

因此,欧洲成为一个武装兵营,而和平和武装戒备中的停战没有多大区别.

英汉非文学 - 新闻报道

The two sides called a truce to avoid further bloodshed.

双方宣布休战，以免更多的流血。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists.

这也许会火上浇油，破坏当前脆弱不稳的休战局面。

柯林斯例句

That peace often looked like a brief truce before the next plunge into war.

那种和平看起来常常像是再次陷入战争前的短暂休战。

柯林斯例句

The fighting of recent days has given way to an uneasy truce between the two sides.

最近几天的交战结束了，双方达成了暂时的休战协议。

柯林斯例句

The rebels may simply be using the truce to regroup their forces.

叛军可能只想利用停火重新组织他们的军事力量。

柯林斯例句

Let's call a truce.

我们别争论了。

柯林斯例句

He welcomed the truce, but pointed out it was of little comfort to families spending Christmas without a loved one.

他欣然接受休战，但是指出，那些无法和心爱的人一起过圣诞的家庭并不会由此感到慰藉。

柯林斯例句