| Title | Armistice |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology armistice 1707, from Fr. armistice, coined 1688 on the model of L. solstitium (see solstice), etc., from L. arma "arms" (see arm (2)) + -stitium (used only in compounds), from sistere "cause to stand" (see assist). Ger.Waffenstillstand is a loan-transl. from Fr. Armistice Day (1919) marked the end of the Great War of 1914-18 on Nov. 11, 1918. In Britain, after World War II, it merged with Remembrance Day. In U.S., Armistice Day became a national holiday in 1926. In 1954, to honor World War II and Korean War veterans as well, it was re-dubbed Veterans Day. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English armistice VERB + ARMISTICE ask for, call for, seek | negotiate, work out | agree to, sign PREP. ~ with to sign an armistice with the Americans Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 armistice ar·mis·tice / 5B:mistis; NAmE 5B:rm- / noun[sing.] a formal agreement during a war to stop fighting and discuss making peace 休战；停战；休战条约；停战协定 SYN ceasefire
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ar·mi·stice \ˈärmə̇stə̇s, ˈȧm-, rapid -mstə̇s; ärˈmis- and ȧˈmis-, often heard immediately after the 1918 armistice, is now chiefly substand\ noun (-s) Etymology: French or New Latin; French armistice, from New Latin armistitium, from Latin armi- (from arma weapons) + -stitium (as in solstitium solstice) — more at arm : temporary suspension of hostilities as agreed upon by those engaged in the hostilities : a truce either localized or general |
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