🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

断绝往来

Pronunciation / Transliteration: duànjué wǎnglái

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nonintercourse/ˌnɒnˈɪn.tə.kɔːs/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"该法案导致了两国之间的断绝往来。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The absence or cessation of communication, commercial dealings, or diplomatic relations between nations, groups, or individuals.

    "The diplomatic crisis resulted in a period of strict nonintercourse between the two neighboring countries."
  2. 2

    A legal prohibition or policy forbidding trade and social or political interaction.

    "The legislature passed an act of nonintercourse to pressure foreign powers into respecting maritime rights."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English prefix non- (meaning 'not') combined with intercourse, which originates from the Latin intercursus, meaning 'running between' or 'communication'. First emerging in the late 18th century, the term historically gained prominence in legislative contexts, notably the Nonintercourse Act of 1809, to denote the cessation of commercial or diplomatic exchange.

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