1707, from French armistice (1680s), coined on the model of Latin solstitium (see solstice), etc., from Latin arma "arms" (see arm (n.2)) + -stitium (used only in compounds), from PIE *ste-ti-, suffixed form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
The word is attested in English from 1660s in the Latin form armistitium. German Waffenstillstand is a loan-translation from French. 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.
雙語例句
1. Finally, the Bolsheviks signed an armistice with Germany.
最終布爾什維克和德國簽署了停戰協議。
來自柯林斯例句
2. People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob.
慶祝停戰的人們象一群狂歡的暴民.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. The two nations signed an armistice.
兩國簽署了停火協議.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.
意大利的停戰不過是一個笨拙的陷阱.
來自演講部分
5. After the armistice he had spent a month in Paris.