n. 停止, 中止, 废止

[ noun ]
the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
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Discontinuation \Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
discontinuation.]
Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in
a connected series; discontinuance.

Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by
bubbles or by shaking the glass, the whole mercury
falls. --Sir I.
Newton.