impasse

英 [æmˈpæs]      美 [ˈɪm.pæs]
  • n. 僵局;死路
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impasse 僵局

来自法语,词源同impassable,不能通行的。引申词义僵局。

impasse (n.)
1851, "blind alley," from French impasse "impassable road, blind alley, impasse," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Middle French passe "a passing," from passer "to pass" (see pass (v.)). Supposedly coined by Voltaire as a euphemism for cul de sac. Figurative use also from 1851.
1. The proposal offered both sides a way out of the diplomatic impasse.
这一提议使双方都能摆脫外交僵局.
2. It remained for Mr Parkhill to break through the impasse.
只有等待帕克希尔先生来打破僵局了.
3. The government had reached an impasse.
政府陷入绝境.
4. I see no way out of this impasse.
我无法走出这一困境.
5. Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse.
谈判似乎已经陷入僵局.

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