Question of the Day #803

Precarious truce in Yemen opens door for Iranian-Saudi dialogue

From the headline of this article at Israel Hayom.

  上記の文で、truceの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "truce" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

1. 停戦（協定）、休戦
2. 一時的休止［中止・中断］

前回802のcease-fireとの基本的な違いは、cease-fireは短期で一時的なものに対して、truceは終戦の前段階の停戦です。

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

1. a suspension of fighting especially of considerable duration by agreement of opposing forces: ARMISTICE, CEASE-FIRE
2. a respite especially from a disagreeable or painful state or action

Examples

• The fragile truce between the two sides is not expected to last long.
• The fighting of recent days has given way to an uneasy truce between the two sides.
• They agreed to call a truce.
• Israel-Hamas truce talks and reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions. — The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb. 2022
• This is the first nationwide truce since the period around peace talks in Kuwait in 2016. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022

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