prorogue
UK/prә'rәu^/US
TOEFLGREC2
释义
v.
To suspend or discontinue a session of a parliament or legislature without dissolving it.
使（议会）休会（但不解散）
词根拆分
词根派生pro-（向前、延长）+ rog（问）= 原义「请求延期」。从延长任期转为延长休会期：今天 prorogue Parliament 指结束议会当前会期（让它进入休会）但不解散它。
词根 rog 还连着 8 个词常用搭配
- 1.prorogue Parliament使议会休会
- 2.prorogue a session使会期中止
- 3.power to prorogue休会权力
例句
- 1.
The government decided to prorogue Parliament for five weeks.
政府决定让议会休会五周。
- 2.
The crown has the power to prorogue the legislature.
王室有权使立法机构休会。
- 3.
Critics argued it was unlawful to prorogue the session at that moment.
批评者认为在那个时刻让会期休会是违法的。