interrupt: [15] Etymologically, interrupt means ‘break between’. It comes from the past participle of Latin interrumpere ‘break in’, a compound verb formed from the prefix inter- ‘between’ and rumpere ‘break’ (source of English rout and rupture). => corrupt, rout, rupture
interrupt (v.)
c. 1400, "to interfere with a legal right," from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere "break apart, break off," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + rumpere "to break" (see rupture (n.), and compare corrupt). Meaning "to break into (a speech, etc.)" is early 15c. Related: Interrupted; interrupting.
interrupt (n.)
1957, originally in computers, from interupt (v.).
例文
1. Turkin tapped him on the shoulder."Sorry to interrupt ,Colonel."
トゥルーキンは彼の肩をたたいた。「ちょっとお邪魔してすみません、大佐。」
2."If I may interrupt for a moment," Kenneth said.
「ちょっとお邪魔してもよろしいでしょうか」とケネスは言った。
3.Taller plants interrupt the views from the house.