reprieve
发音
英 [rɪˈpri:v]
美 [rɪˈpriv]
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- vt.
- [法]缓期执行
- 给…带来缓解
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- n.
- [法]死缓,缓刑
- 暂缓
单词词源
reprieve 延缓,死刑缓解令
来 自 中古 法 语 repris, 来 自 reprendre 过 去 分词 形 式 , 来自 reprendre, 抓 回 , 来 自 拉 丁语 reprehendere,抓回,来自 re-,向后,往回,prehendere,抓住,词源同 prison,reprehensible.其原 义为抓回监狱,送回监狱,后引申词义延缓死刑。拼写可能受-eve 影响。
双语例句
- 1. But democrats only plan a reprieve of two weeks .
- 但是民主党人只计划暂缓2个星期。
- 2. And their fate may revive heretical thoughts of a reprieve for atomic power .
- 他们的命运或许会让暂缓关闭核电站的异样念头死灰复燃。
- 3. But if more bad figures emerge a reprieve on new taxes may prove to be wise .
- 但如果出现更多惨淡数据,暂缓新税也许是更加明智的做法。
- 4. The government gave rim a 60-day reprieve but warned that it would have to set up a server within india during this period .
- 印度政府给了rim公司60天的暂缓期,但警告称它必须在这段时间内建立本地服务器。
- 5. They said they had heard from their immigration lawyer that the agency 's announcement might mean at least a temporary reprieve from deportation for mr. velandia .
- 他们说从移民律师处得到消息,移民局的宣布至少意味着是对mr.velandia驱逐出境的暂缓执行。