adjournment（n.）
15世纪中叶， ajournement，"推迟或延期（法庭、议会等）的行为"，源自古法语 ajornement "黎明，招唤（出庭）"，源自 ajorner（参见 adjourn），在英语中加入了不符合词源学的 -d-，是基于对拉丁语起源的错误期望。
Adjournment is the act by which an assembly suspends its session in virtue of authority inherent in itself; it may be also the time or interval of such suspension. A recess is a customary suspension of business, as during the period of certain recognized or legal holidays .... Recess is also popularly used for a brief suspension of business for any reason: as, it was agreed that there be a recess of ten minutes. [Century Dictionary]
Adjournment 是一个集会根据其固有权威而暂停会议的行为； 它也可以是这种暂停的时间或间隔。recess 是一种习惯性的业务暂停，比如在某些公认或法定假日期间.... Recess 也常用于因任何原因而短暂中断业务：例如，同意进行十分钟的 recess。[世纪词典]
该词起源时间：15世纪中期