furlough
英 ['f??l??]
美['f?lo]
- n. 休假；暫時解雇；放假
- vt. 準假；暫時解雇
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?furloughs;
中文詞源
furlough 休假
來自荷蘭語。fur-, 同per-,完全的，-lough, 愛，許可，許假，詞源同love, leave.
英文詞源
- furlough (n.)
- 1620s, vorloffe, from Dutch verlof, literally "permission," from Middle Dutch ver- "completely, for" + laf, lof "permission," from Proto-Germanic *laubo- (see leave (v.)). The -gh spelling predominated from 1770s and represents the "f" that had been pronounced at the end of the word but disappeared fairly soon thereafter in English.
- furlough (v.)
- 1783, "grant leave of absence" (to a soldier), from furlough (n.). Of employees, "lay off or suspend temporarily," by 1940. Related: Furloughed; furloughing.
雙語例句
- 1. This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
- 這可能意味著大量的政府工作人員要暫時下崗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I was at home on furlough.
- 我正休假在家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Some soldiers went on furlough for two weeks.
- 有些士兵休假兩周.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. I have a furlough every three years.
- 我每三年休假一次.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. I suppose it was when he was here on furlough.
- 我猜想那是他在這里休假的時候.
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