名詞 intermission:

1. the act of suspending activity temporarily
2. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
   同義詞：pause, break, interruption, suspension

1. During the intermission, let's go out for some fresh air.
   幕間休息時(shí)，我們出去呼吸呼吸新鮮空氣吧。
2. The intermission between halves in certain games, such as basketball or football.
   中場(chǎng)休息在諸如籃球、足球等比賽項(xiàng)目的上、下半場(chǎng)間的休息
3. Her fever lasted five days without intermission.
   她連續(xù)五天一直發(fā)燒。
4. We had a short intermission halfway through a film.
   我們電影放映中途做了短暫的休息。

in.ter.mis.sion

n.（名詞）
The act of intermitting or the state of being intermitted.
停頓：停頓的動(dòng)作或被停頓的狀態(tài)
A respite or recess.
暫停或暫緩
The period between the acts of a theatrical or musical performance.See Synonyms at pause
幕間休息：戲劇或音樂演出各幕之間的短暫休息參見 pause

來源：
Middle English intermissioun
中古英語 intermissioun
from Old French intermission
源自 古法語 intermission
from Latin intermissiô intermissiôn-
源自 拉丁語 intermissiô intermissiôn-
from intermissus [past participle of] intermittere [to interrupt] * see intermit
源自 intermissus [] intermittere的過去分詞 [打斷] *參見 intermit