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intermit (v.)
[intermit 词源字典]
1540s, from Latin
intermittere
"to leave off, omit, suspend, interrupt, neglect," from
inter-
"between" (see
inter-
) +
mittere
"to send" (see
mission
). Related:
Intermitted
;
intermitting
;
intermittingly
.
[intermit etymology, intermit origin, 英语词源]