Interrupted
“Interrupted” 是一个形容词，也是动词 “interrupt” 的过去分词形式。它描述一个过程、动作、谈话或持续的状态被突然停止、干扰或在空间上不连续。
- “I had an interrupted night’s sleep due to the loud music next door.” (因为隔壁吵闹的音乐，我晚上的睡眠断断续续的。)
- “The speech was interrupted by frequent applause from the crowd.” (演讲被人群频繁的掌声所打断。)
- “Scientists found interrupted patterns of growth in the ancient trees.” (科学家在古树中发现了中断的生长模式。)
源于中世纪英语晚期，来自拉丁语 interruptus，是 interrumpere（打断、破裂）的过去分词形式。由 inter-（在…之间/穿过）+ rumpere（打破/破裂）组成。
- 前缀: inter- (在…之间)
- 词根: rupt (打破/破裂)
- 后缀: -ed (形容词后缀)
在礼仪中，打断别人说话（interrupting someone）通常被认为是不礼貌的行为。在科技领域，“interrupted signal”（中断的信号）或 “interrupts”（中断机制，计算机的一种工作方式）是常见的术语。
- 固定搭配: “interrupted sleep” (断断续续的睡眠), “be interrupted by…” (被…打断)。
- 相关形式: interrupt (动词), interruption (名词), disruptive (形容词 - 引起混乱的)。
inter (在中间) + rupt (破/断)。想象一根连续的绳子在中间断开了。
The professor was giving a very complex lecture when he was interrupted by a fire alarm. Everyone had to leave the building immediately, and the students were quite frustrated because the important point was just about to be explained. (教授正在进行一场非常复杂的讲座，突然被火灾警报打断了。每个人都不得不立即离开大楼，学生们感到很沮丧，因为那个重点正要被讲解。)