Word · Frequency #28769
interlocutory
对话的
consisting of dialogue
- 1.
Of or pertaining to dialogue or conversation.
对话的；与对话有关的。
- 2.
Interjected into something spoken.
插入到口头话语中的。
- 3.
Expressed during a legal action that awaits final decision.
在待决法律诉讼中表达的。
- 4.
Of or pertaining to legal action that is temporary or provisional.
与临时或暂时性法律诉讼有关的。
对话的；与对话有关的。；插入到口头话语中的。；在待决法律诉讼中表达的。；与临时或暂时性法律诉讼有关的。；插话的
In use
The film's interlocutory scenes felt more natural than its action sequences.
During the interlocutory segment of the debate, the candidates spoke directly to each other.
Her interlocutory style of writing relies on imagined conversations between characters.
interlocutory + noun
在法律语境中，interlocutory 常修饰 order、appeal、injunction 等，指诉讼过程中临时作出的命令或裁定。
The court issued an interlocutory order to preserve the assets.
法院发布了一项中间命令以保全资产。
be + interlocutory
作表语时，interlocutory 与 final 相对，表示该裁决不是对案件的最终处理。
The judge's ruling was interlocutory, so the case moved forward.
法官的裁决是临时性的，因此案件继续推进。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- interlocutory order
- 中间命令（诉讼过程中法院作出的非最终裁决）
- The judge issued an interlocutory order to preserve the evidence until trial.法官发布了中间命令，以便在审判前保全证据。
- interlocutory injunction
- 临时禁令
- The court granted an interlocutory injunction to stop the company from selling the disputed shares.法院批准了临时禁令，以阻止该公司出售有争议的股份。
- interlocutory appeal
- 中间上诉（对非最终裁决的上诉）
- An interlocutory appeal was filed challenging the discovery order.就证据开示命令提出了中间上诉。
- interlocutory decision
- 中间裁决
- Each interlocutory decision must be addressed before the final hearing.在最终听证之前，必须处理每一项中间裁决。
- interlocutory application
- 中间申请（诉讼中向法院提出的临时申请）
- The defense filed an interlocutory application to postpone the trial.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：inter（之间）+ locut（说）+ ory（的）→ 两人之间说话，即‘对话的’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary criticism、academic prose 该词义（“对话的”）非常正式，多用于文学分析或学术写作中，日常口语中很少出现。通常可用更常见的conversational或dialogic替代。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with the spelling -ory/-tory, like 'interlocutory'. In British English, the -tory words share the final sound /təri/ with 'interlocutory'; 'category' is a spelling lookalike but ends in /ɡəri/ and sounds different. None rhyme with 'interlocutory' because the stress falls on different syllables or the stressed vowel differs. In American English, the -ory ending is often pronounced /tɔːri/.
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