postponement

pәust'pәunmәnt

n. act of putting off to a future time

n. 延迟, 延期
[法] 延期, 延迟

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postponement 由前缀 post-（意为“在后”）和词根 pon（意为“放置”）以及名词后缀 -ment（表示行为或状态）构成，整体意思是“将某事放到后面”，即“推迟”。

例句

1. The meeting was scheduled for Monday, but the postponement is now set for Wednesday.

会议原定于星期一，但现在已推迟到星期三。

2. Due to the rain, the event's postponement was announced last night.

由于下雨，活动的推迟昨晚已宣布。

3. Many people were disappointed by the postponement of the concert.

很多人对音乐会的推迟感到失望。