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A moratorium is an official pause on an activity for a period of time, usually decided by a government, company, or organization — not a full stop forever, just 'not right now.' For example, 'a moratorium on the death penalty' means executions are stopped for now, and 'a moratorium on new building' means no new buildings can start for a while. It's a formal word, common in news and government contexts.
（暫時性的）禁令、暫停令
組成From Latin 'morari' (to delay). The '-orium' ending is Latin, marking a place or thing related to an action, like 'auditorium.'
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
moratoriumnoun/ˌmɒ.ɹəˈtɔː.ɹɪ.əm/
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lawAn authorization to a debtor, permitting temporary suspension of payments.
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A suspension of an ongoing activity.
- Canada may put a moratorium on cloning for research.
- It so happened that at that time the moratorium on the death penalty caused by the Supreme Court decision in the Furman case was still in effect.
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human-sciencespsychologysciencesA period of delay granted to someone, especially an adolescent or young adult, during which they are not yet required to take on adult obligations or make permanent commitments; an extended phase of identity exploration.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。