a. [ Cf. LL. interlocutorius, F. interlocutoire. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational. [ 1913 Webster ]
Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Law) Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done during the progress of an action; as, an interlocutory judgement. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory. [ 1913 Webster ]
(adj) roundabout and unnecessarily wordy; ; -T.S.Eliot; (`ambagious' is archaic), Syn.ambagious, periphrastic, circumlocutory, Example: had a preference for circumlocutious (or circumlocutory) rather than forthright expression; A periphrastic study in a worn-out poetical fashion, / Leaving one still with the intolerable wrestle/ With words and meanings.
(n) injunction issued during a trial to maintain the status quo or preserve the subject matter of the litigation until the trial is over, Syn.interlocutory injunction
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
