| 释义 |
arrested, ppl. a.|əˈrɛstɪd|
[f. arrest v. + -ed.]
Stopped, put a stop to, checked, stayed; seized by legal warrant. arrested development: development stopped at some stage of its progress.
1611Cotgr., Arresté, stayed, stopped, arrested. 1859Huxley Oceanic Hydroz., The Hydrozoa are [not] in any sense ‘arrested developments’ of higher organisms. 1871Darwin Desc. Man i. iv. I. 121 Arrested development differs from arrested growth, as parts in the former state still continue to grow, whilst still retaining their early condition. |