hiatus

/haɪˈeɪtəs/ (bre, ipa) · /haɪˈeɪtəs/ (ame, ipa) · /hī-ˈā-təs/ (ame, mw)

hiatus — 名詞

  • hiatussingular
  • hiatusesplural

1. a period of time when an activity, event, or process stops temporarily before st

1.名詞B2
釋義

暫停；中斷

活動或過程中的短暫中斷

a period of time when an activity, event, or process stops temporarily before starting again

例句

The TV show went on hiatus after the lead actor broke his leg in a skiing accident.

那位主演在滑雪意外中摔斷腿後，該電視節目便進入了暫停期。

go + on hiatus — common collocation for shows/activities

After twelve years of teaching, Dr. Okafor took a hiatus to finish his research on tropical diseases.

教了十二年書之後，Okafor 博士暫停工作，以便完成他關於熱帶疾病的研究。

take + a hiatus — common verb + noun collocation

同義詞
  • break

    shorter and more general; can be a few minutes, while hiatus usually lasts days or longer

  • pause

    implies a brief stop; hiatus sounds more deliberate and formal

  • gap

    focuses on the empty space in time or sequence, not the planned nature of the pause

反義詞

文法句型

hiatus + in [something]

on hiatus

take a hiatus

用法筆記

Often used with 'go on' (for planned pauses by people or organisations) or 'take a' (for individual decisions to pause). The preposition 'from' specifies what activity is paused.

常見錯誤

❌The show had a long hiatus of 6 years.
✅The show went on hiatus for six years.
💡'on hiatus' is the standard collocation for TV shows or bands.
❌There was a hiatus in the wall.
✅There was a gap in the wall.
💡'hiatus' describes a pause in time or activity, not a physical gap in an object (except in medical contexts).

2. a naturally occurring opening inside the body that allows organs, nerves, or blo

2.名詞C1
釋義

裂孔；開口

身體器官中的天然通道

a naturally occurring opening inside the body that allows organs, nerves, or blood vessels to pass from one area to another

例句

The surgeon examined the esophageal hiatus in the diaphragm before closing the incision.

外科醫師在關閉傷口前仔細檢查了橫膈膜上的食道裂孔。

esophageal hiatus — specific anatomical term

Dr. Amara spotted an unusually wide hiatus in the pelvic bone on the CT scan images.

Amara 醫師在電腦斷層影像上發現骨盆骨有一個異常寬大的開口。

同義詞
  • opening

    general term; less precise than hiatus in medical contexts

  • passage

    focuses on the channel function; hiatus is the anatomical name for certain passages

  • foramen

    the more common medical term for a hole through a bone; hiatus is used for soft-tissue passages

文法句型

hiatus + in [body part]

anatomical hiatus

用法筆記

Almost entirely limited to medical and anatomical writing. In everyday speech, 'gap', 'opening', or 'passage' are used instead. The most common forms are named structures such as 'esophageal hiatus' and 'aortic hiatus'.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor found a hiatus in my arm.
✅The doctor found a gap in the muscle tissue.
💡'hiatus' in anatomy refers to specific named passages, not any general opening or injury.