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单词 surcease
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sur•cease /sɜrˈsis/USA pronunciation   v., -ceased, -ceas•ing, n. 
v. [no object]
  1. to stop doing some action.

n. [uncountable]
  1. end.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sur•cease  (sûr sēs),USA pronunciation v., -ceased, -ceas•ing. n. 
v.i. 
  1. to cease from some action;
    desist.
  2. to come to an end.

v.t. 
  1. [Archaic]to cease from;
    leave off.

n. 
  1. cessation;
    end.
  • Latin supersessus (past participle of supersedēre to forbear; see supersede), equivalent. to super- super- + sed(ēre) sit1 + -tus past participle suffix, with dt ss
  • Middle French sursis (past participle of surseoir)
  • 1400–50; sur-1 + cease; replacing late Middle English sursesen (verb, verbal)

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
surcease /sɜːˈsiːs/ archaic n
  1. cessation or intermission
vb
  1. to desist from (some action)
  2. to cease or cause to cease
Etymology: 16th Century: from earlier sursesen, from Old French surseoir, from Latin supersedēre; see supersede
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