释义 |
in·ter·loc·u·to·ry I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|läkyəˌtōrē, -tȯr-, -rē\ adjective Etymology: interlocution + -ory 1. : consisting of or having the nature of dialogue : conversational < interlocutory observations > 2. : of or belonging to an interruptive speech or question : spoken as an interlocution 3. [Middle English (Scottish dialect), from Medieval Latin interlocutorius, from Late Latin interlocutus (past participle of interloqui to pronounce an interlocutory sentence, from Latin, to speak between) + Latin -orius -ory] law : not final or definitive : made or done during the progress of an action : intermediate, provisional < interlocutory decree in a divorce suit > < interlocutory motion > II. noun (-es) obsolete : an interlocutory decree |