postponed
UKpəˈspəʊndUSpoʊˈspoʊnd
Meaning
1adj.
被延期的；被推迟的
2v.
postpone的过去式和过去分词
Usage
The meeting was postponed due to the chairman's illness.
会议因主席生病被推迟。
They postponed their wedding until next year.
他们将婚礼推迟到了明年。
All flights were postponed because of the heavy fog.
所有航班因大雾被延误。
Etymology
postponed的词根结构清晰地描绘了“往后放”的动作意象。前缀post（之后）与词根pon（放置）组合，字面意为“放到后面”，直接引申出“推迟”的核心含义。后缀-ed进一步将动作固化为完成状态，形成“已延期”的现代释义。该词完美体现了拉丁语源词根的逻辑性与英语构词的精确性。