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du·rance AHD[d‹rʹəns, dy‹rʹ-] D.J.[ˈdʊərəns, ˈdjʊər-]K.K.[ˈdʊrəns, ˈdjʊr-]n.(名词)- Confinement or restraint by force; imprisonment:以强制手段限制;监禁:"There should be a durance vile for justices who use an argument as weak as the one the majority used"(George F. Will)“如果法官的辩论象大多数人那样软弱无力,他就该受监禁的惩罚”(乔治F.威尔)
- Middle English duraunce [duration] 中古英语 duraunce [持续]
- from Old French durance 源自 古法语 durance
- from durer [to last] 源自 durer [延续,持久]
- from Latin dūrāre * see deuə- 源自 拉丁语 dūrāre * 参见 deuə-
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