学个词Learn a Word 第1411期 half-staff

　　今天我们要学的词是half-staff。Half-staff, 意思是降半旗。 "As a matter of protocol¹, U.N. offices around the globe lowered their flags to half-staff to mark the funeral of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il," 不久前维吉尼亚理工学院又发生了一起枪击事件。 "The Governor of Virginia ordered all federal and state flags flown at half-staff to honor a police officer killed during a shooting," 维吉尼亚州州长下令，州内所有维吉尼亚州旗和美国国旗一律降半旗，悼念在枪击事件中殉职的那位警察。好的，今天我们学习的词是half-staff...

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n.议定书，草约，会谈记录，外交礼节

参考例句：

• We must observe the correct protocol.我们必须遵守应有的礼仪。
• The statesmen signed a protocol.那些政治家签了议定书。