reprieve
/ri'pri:v/
★☆☆☆☆GRE英语词汇
📖 中文释义
- n. 缓刑, 缓刑令, 暂缓
- vt. 暂时解救, 缓期执行
🔗 释义中的汉语词
🧩 词形变化
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- n. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- n. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
- v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution