adjourn: [14] Adjourn originally meant ‘appoint a day for’, but over the centuries, such is human nature, it has come to be used for postponing, deferring, or suspending. It originated in the Old French phrase à jour nomé ‘to an appointed day’, from which the Old French verb ajourner derived. Jour ‘day’ came from late Latin diurnum, a noun formed from the adjective diurnus ‘daily’, which in turn was based on the noun diēs ‘day’. => diary, journal
adjourn (v.)
early 14c., ajournen, "assign a day" (for convening or reconvening), from Old French ajourner (12c.) "meet" (at an appointed time), from the phrase à jorn "to a stated day" (à "to" + journ "day," from Latin diurnus "daily;" see diurnal).
The sense is to set a date for a re-meeting. Meaning "to close a meeting" (with or without intention to reconvene) is from early 15c. Meaning "to go in a body to another place" (1640s) is colloquial. The -d- was added 16c. but is unwarranted, as the compound is not from Latin. Related: Adjourned; adjourning.
例文
1. The motion to adjourn was carried.
休会の提案が可決された。
2.I am afraid the court may not adjourn until three or even later.
法廷が休廷するのは3時以降になるのではないかと心配しています。
3.Why don 't we adjourn to the local hostelry？
私たちはどうして地元のホテルに引っ越しないのですか。
4.Let 's adjourn until tomorrow.
私たちは休会して、明日も続けます。
5.The motion that the House do now adjourn is moved by a member of the Government.