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Noun:
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a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
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an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
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a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
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the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
Verb:
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postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
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relieve temporarily
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用作動詞 (v.)
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The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months.
此前砍閥的那棵樹逐漸延緩五個月大再砍。
用作名詞 (n.)
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The disamed rebels are given a reprieve.
被繳械的叛亂份子獲緩刑。
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He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.
最后一個一幕的緩刑令把他從絞架子上挽救了出來了。
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With those who flee Is neither glory nor reprieve from death.
來自: W. C. Bryant
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He may reprieve a condemned malefactor.
來源于: E. A. Kendall
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