respite
发音
英 [ˈrespaɪt]
美 [ˈrespɪt]
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- n.
- 休息期间
- 缓解,暂缓
- 延期
- (刑罚的)缓期执行
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- v.
- 延期
- 缓期执行(死刑)
- 使休息,使(苦痛等)暂时停止,使缓和
- [军]停付(军人)薪饷
单词词源
respite 暂停,暂缓
来自古法语 respit,延迟,来自拉丁语 respectus,考虑,思考,来自 re-,再,-spect,看,词源同 despite,retrospect.比喻用法,即再看再研究,引申词义暂停,暂缓。
双语例句
- 1. Respite will not come soon .
- 缓解不会马上到来。
- 2. The respite for brazilian borrowers may not last .
- 巴西借款人可能暂缓不了多久。
- 3. Some analysts said the rebound might be only a respite from the past week 's sharp rise in longer-dated bond yields .
- 一些分析师表示,此次价格反弹可能只是暂时缓解了过去一周长期债券收益率急升的势头。
- 4. For us the payback on our investment should be less than two years - even assuming no respite from these tough conditions .
- 对我们而言,这笔交易应该不到两年就能回本即使眼下的艰难局面未出现任何缓解。
- 5. I suspect there will be minimal respite next year from the economic challenges , but at least most entrepreneurs are better prepared for the fight .
- 我猜测,明年经济挑战的缓解将是微乎其微的,但至少大多数企业家对未来的战斗做好了更充分的准备。