reprieve
音标发音
- 英式音标 [rɪˈpriːv]
- 美式音标 [rɪˈpriːv]
- 国际音标 [ri'pri:v]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- v. 取消（或缓期）执行……的死刑；取消关闭，暂缓终止
- n. 缓刑，赦免；暂缓，暂时解救
词根记忆
- re(后) + priev(＝prehend抓住)→抓住放在后面→暂不执行死刑→缓刑
- re(重新) + prieve(拿)→重新捉拿归案→不执行死刑→缓刑
英汉例句
- He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.
最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来. - The family have won a temporary reprieve from eviction.
这个家庭暂时免于被逐出. - It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。 - A man awaiting death by lethal injection has been saved by a last minute reprieve.
一个即将被执行注射死刑的男子在最后一分钟获得缓刑。 - It looked as though the college would have to shut, but this week it was given a reprieve.
这所大学看起来要关闭了，但这周情况暂时有所缓解。
词组短语
- reprieve prosecution 缓起诉
- Spell Reprieve 法术缓解
- year reprieve 死刑缓期二年执行
- reprieve e 缓刑
- Belle Reprieve 美丽缓刑
短语
英英字典
- an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
- to stop or delay the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner
- If someone who has been sentenced in a court is reprieved, their punishment is officially delayed or cancelled.
- Reprieve is also a noun
- A reprieve is a delay before a very unpleasant or difficult situation which may or may not take place.
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专业释义
- 缓刑