furlough

• n. 休假；暫時解雇；放假
• vt. 準假；暫時解雇

來自荷蘭語。fur-, 同per-,完全的，-lough, 愛，許可，許假，詞源同love, leave.

furlough (n.)

1620s, vorloffe, from Dutch verlof, literally "permission," from Middle Dutch ver- "completely, for" + laf, lof "permission," from Proto-Germanic *laubo- (see leave (v.)). The -gh spelling predominated from 1770s and represents the "f" that had been pronounced at the end of the word but disappeared fairly soon thereafter in English.

furlough (v.)

1783, "grant leave of absence" (to a soldier), from furlough (n.). Of employees, "lay off or suspend temporarily," by 1940. Related: Furloughed; furloughing.

1. This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.

這可能意味著大量的政府工作人員要暫時下崗。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I was at home on furlough.

我正休假在家。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Some soldiers went on furlough for two weeks.

有些士兵休假兩周.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. I have a furlough every three years.

我每三年休假一次.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. I suppose it was when he was here on furlough.

我猜想那是他在這裏休假的時候.

來自飄（部分）