deferment
翻译
延期, 缓期
例句
He was granted a deferment from military service.
他获准缓期服兵役。
The company requested a deferment of the payment.
公司要求延期付款。
语法模式
((a deferment of sth.)) ...的延期 The company requested a deferment of the payment.
((a deferment from sth.)) 从...的缓期 He was granted a deferment from military service.
近义词
同义词: postponement, delay, suspension, reprieve
词源
来自意为“推迟”的动词 'defer'。后缀 '-ment' 构成名词，表示一个动作或其结果。
记忆技巧
一个 'deferment' 就是 'to defer' 这个动作的结果。可以想想学生贷款的延期偿还。