1707, from French armistice (1680s), coined on the model of Latin solstitium (see solstice), etc., from Latin arma "arms" (see arm (n.2)) + -stitium (used only in compounds), from PIE *ste-ti-, suffixed form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
The word is attested in English from 1660s in the Latin form armistitium. German Waffenstillstand is a loan-translation from French. Armistice Day (1919) marked the end of the Great War of 1914-18 on Nov. 11, 1918. In Britain, after World War II, it merged with Remembrance Day. In U.S., Armistice Day became a national holiday in 1926. In 1954, to honor World War II and Korean War veterans as well, it was re-dubbed Veterans Day.
双语例句
1. Finally, the Bolsheviks signed an armistice with Germany.
最终布尔什维克和德国签署了停战协议。
来自柯林斯例句
2. People celebrating the armistice behaved like an orgiastic mob.
庆祝停战的人们象一群狂欢的暴民.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. The two nations signed an armistice.
两国签署了停火协议.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The Italian armistice is nothing but a clumsy trap.
意大利的停战不过是一个笨拙的陷阱.
来自演讲部分
5. After the armistice he had spent a month in Paris.
