The dispute over trade issues eventually caused a rupture in diplomatic relations between the two countries.

rupture 来自拉丁语 ruptura（断裂），词根 rupt- 表示"打破、断裂"，-ure 是名词后缀。rupture 作为名词指"破裂、断裂"，在医学上指"器官或组织的破裂"，在外交关系中指"关系的突然中断或决裂"。