interrupted(动词 interrupt 的过去式/过去分词;也可作形容词)
/ˌɪntəˈrʌptɪd/
The teacher interrupted the noise.
老师打断了喧闹。
Interrupted by a sudden phone call, he lost his train of thought and had to start his explanation again.
一通突如其来的电话打断了他,他思路中断,只好重新开始解释。
来自拉丁语 interrumpere,由 **inter-**(“在……之间”)+ rumpere(“打破、断裂”)构成,原义带有“把连续的东西从中间打断”的感觉,后来引申为“打断谈话、使过程暂停”。