网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 prorogate
释义

Definition of prorogate in English:

prorogate

verb ˈprəʊrəɡeɪt
Scottish
  • 1with object Chiefly Law. To prolong, lengthen; to extend in time or duration; to cause to last longer; to continue, to protract. Compare "prorogue". Now rare.

  • 2with object Law. To extend (the jurisdiction of a court or judge) to a cause which is not properly or usually within the competence of the court or judge.

  • 3with object To defer, postpone; = "prorogue". Now rare.

  • 4with object To discontinue (a regular meeting, assembly, parliament, etc.).

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Higden's Polychronicon. From classical Latin prōrogāt-, past participial stem of prōrogāre prorogue.

Definition of prorogate in US English:

prorogate

verbˈprəʊrəɡeɪt
Scottish
  • 1with object Chiefly Law. To prolong, lengthen; to extend in time or duration; to cause to last longer; to continue, to protract. Compare "prorogue". Now rare.

  • 2with object Law. To extend (the jurisdiction of a court or judge) to a cause which is not properly or usually within the competence of the court or judge.

  • 3with object To defer, postpone; = "prorogue". Now rare.

  • 4with object To discontinue (a regular meeting, assembly, parliament, etc.).

Origin

Late 15th century; earliest use found in Higden's Polychronicon. From classical Latin prōrogāt-, past participial stem of prōrogāre prorogue.

随便看

 

双龙斋书画网英语在线翻译词典收录了464360条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2000-2024 slzcn.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2026/3/22 21:22:38