| 释义 |
reprieve/riˈpri:v/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1a relieve or rescue from impending punishment 缓刑，缓解 b remit, commute, or postpone the execution of (a condemned person) (对犯人)减免用刑，减刑；暂缓用刑 2 give respite to 暂缓 ●n. 1a the act or an instance of reprieving or being reprieved (被)缓刑，(被)减缓，(被)暂缓 b a warrant for this 缓刑令 2 respite; a respite or temporary escape 暂时缓解，暂时解救 [Middle English as past part. repryed from Anglo-French & Old French repris, past part. of reprendre (as RE-, prendre from Latin prehendere ‘take’) : 16th-c. -v- unexplained] |