interruption(名词):中断;打断;干扰。指某个过程、谈话或活动被暂时停止或被别人插入而打断。(也可指“中断期间/间歇”,但较次要。)
/ˌɪntəˈrʌpʃən/
The meeting continued after a short interruption.
短暂中断后,会议继续进行。
His speech, despite repeated interruptions from the crowd, remained calm and focused.
尽管人群多次打断,他的演讲仍然冷静而专注。
来自拉丁语 interrumpere,由 *inter-*(“在……之间”)+ rumpere(“打破、折断”)构成,字面含义是“从中间打断”,因此引申为“中断/打扰”。