moratorium

名詞

1. 1

   暫停、禁令、停止

   The government declared a moratorium on deep-sea drilling last year.

   政府去年宣布暫停深海鑽探作業。

2. 2

   延期償付、延緩履行法律

   Banks agreed to a six-month moratorium on mortgage payments.

   銀行同意房貸延期償付六個月。