ceasefiren.

Brit.

/ˈsiːsfʌɪə/,

/ˌsiːsˈfʌɪə/, U.S.

/ˈsisˌfaɪ(ə)r/,

/ˌsisˈfaɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cease v., fire n.

Etymology: < cease v. + fire n. Compare earlier cease firing n.

1. Military. A command or signal to cease active hostilities. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military organization > orders > [noun] > order to cease firing

cease firing1805

ceasefire1844

1844 Caledonian Mercury 9 Dec. 1/7 Fearing lest my men should injure the cavalry, I was obliged to sound the ‘Halt’, and ‘Cease fire’.

1859 Regulations for Musketry Instr. Army iv. 56 At the conclusion of the practice..the bugler is to sound the ‘cease fire’.

1884 Daily News 14 Mar. 6/3 ‘Cease-fire’ presently sounded.

1916 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand (U.S. ed.) xiii. 169 Both sides then proceed to discharge blank ammunition into one another's faces..until the ‘cease fire’ sounds.

1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. 139 The vast stores we shall need to rush into Europe as soon as the ‘cease fire’ sounds.

2003 T. Coates Patsy v. 56 The bugles sounded the ceasefire and they realised that the enemy shelling had stopped.

2. A (temporary) suspension of hostilities; an agreement made to effect this; a truce. Also occasionally as a mass noun.Ceasefire, truce, and armistice have been used at different periods with varying degrees of overlap. In current legal usage, ceasefire and truce are more broadly defined than armistice: they may be partial; they may be agreed on by the military command of each side rather than by governments; and they may be for purposes other than negotiation. Cf. armistice n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > cessation of hostilities > suspension of hostilities

truce?c1225

abstinence1386

induces1490

abstinence, prorogation of war1517

surseance1523

stay1563

surceasance1587

treague1590

suspension of arms or hostilities1603

cessation1628

still-stand1637

armistice1677

ceasefire1918

1918 Times 12 Nov. 9/2 The ‘Cease fire’ of yesterday must be final and universal.

1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) cxiii. 597 Nuri put, as the condition of cease-fire, their instant ejectment of the Turks from the houses.

1965 Spectator 15 Jan. 64/3 The Indonesians are willing to call a ceasefire.

1970 J. A. Moreno Barrios in Arms 199 The Papal Nuncio..succeeds in convincing the contending factions to sign a cease-fire.

1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Nov. a1 The NDF had originally demanded that virtually no Government troop movements be allowed during the ceasefire.

2007 Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) 14 Aug. 3/2 A ceasefire was declared but it has been violated frequently.

Compounds

General attributive and appositive.

ΚΠ

1879 Cheshire Observer (Chester) 27 Sept. 7/4 The ‘cease fire’ signal then sounded, and afterwards the ‘assembly’.

1944 Pop. Mech. Apr. 79/2 The loader himself can't hear the ‘cease fire’ command above the explosions of his gun.

1973 Times 9 Nov. 1/1 Israel and Egypt have accepted a ceasefire agreement that could lead to Middle East peace talks by the end of the year.

1992 Peace Mag. Sept. 6/3 The accords set an eight-month ceasefire period beginning February 1.

2013 G. Kemp & J. A. Gay War with Iran x. 155 The most obvious way out of a cycle of violence would be a ceasefire deal between the two states.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ceasefire
释义	ceasefiren. Brit. /ˈsiːsfʌɪə/, /ˌsiːsˈfʌɪə/, U.S. /ˈsisˌfaɪ(ə)r/, /ˌsisˈfaɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cease v., fire n. Etymology: < cease v. + fire n. Compare earlier cease firing n. 1. Military. A command or signal to cease active hostilities. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > orders > [noun] > order to cease firing cease firing1805 ceasefire1844 1844 Caledonian Mercury 9 Dec. 1/7 Fearing lest my men should injure the cavalry, I was obliged to sound the ‘Halt’, and ‘Cease fire’. 1859 Regulations for Musketry Instr. Army iv. 56 At the conclusion of the practice..the bugler is to sound the ‘cease fire’. 1884 Daily News 14 Mar. 6/3 ‘Cease-fire’ presently sounded. 1916 ‘I. Hay’ First Hundred Thousand (U.S. ed.) xiii. 169 Both sides then proceed to discharge blank ammunition into one another's faces..until the ‘cease fire’ sounds. 1944 J. S. Huxley On Living in Revol. 139 The vast stores we shall need to rush into Europe as soon as the ‘cease fire’ sounds. 2003 T. Coates Patsy v. 56 The bugles sounded the ceasefire and they realised that the enemy shelling had stopped. 2. A (temporary) suspension of hostilities; an agreement made to effect this; a truce. Also occasionally as a mass noun.Ceasefire, truce, and armistice have been used at different periods with varying degrees of overlap. In current legal usage, ceasefire and truce are more broadly defined than armistice: they may be partial; they may be agreed on by the military command of each side rather than by governments; and they may be for purposes other than negotiation. Cf. armistice n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > peace > [noun] > cessation of hostilities > suspension of hostilities truce?c1225 abstinence1386 induces1490 abstinence, prorogation of war1517 surseance1523 stay1563 surceasance1587 treague1590 suspension of arms or hostilities1603 cessation1628 still-stand1637 armistice1677 ceasefire1918 1918 Times 12 Nov. 9/2 The ‘Cease fire’ of yesterday must be final and universal. 1926 T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars (subscribers' ed.) cxiii. 597 Nuri put, as the condition of cease-fire, their instant ejectment of the Turks from the houses. 1965 Spectator 15 Jan. 64/3 The Indonesians are willing to call a ceasefire. 1970 J. A. Moreno Barrios in Arms 199 The Papal Nuncio..succeeds in convincing the contending factions to sign a cease-fire. 1986 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Nov. a1 The NDF had originally demanded that virtually no Government troop movements be allowed during the ceasefire. 2007 Daily Monitor (Addis Ababa) 14 Aug. 3/2 A ceasefire was declared but it has been violated frequently. Compounds General attributive and appositive. ΚΠ 1879 Cheshire Observer (Chester) 27 Sept. 7/4 The ‘cease fire’ signal then sounded, and afterwards the ‘assembly’. 1944 Pop. Mech. Apr. 79/2 The loader himself can't hear the ‘cease fire’ command above the explosions of his gun. 1973 Times 9 Nov. 1/1 Israel and Egypt have accepted a ceasefire agreement that could lead to Middle East peace talks by the end of the year. 1992 Peace Mag. Sept. 6/3 The accords set an eight-month ceasefire period beginning February 1. 2013 G. Kemp & J. A. Gay War with Iran x. 155 The most obvious way out of a cycle of violence would be a ceasefire deal between the two states. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1844
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