reprieve

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

Verb

1. To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.
2. To bring relief to someone.
3. (obsolete) To take back to prison (in lieu of execution).
4. To abandon or postpone plans to close, withdraw or abolish (something).

Noun

1. The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
2. A document authorizing such an action.
3. Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.
4. A cancellation or postponement of a proposed event undesired by many.

Từ đồng nghĩa

respite

pardon

amnesty

suspension

grace

abatement

hiatus

adjournment

stay

relief

redeem

postponement

forgiveness

grace period

lull

moratorium

procrastination

relieve

remission

remit

rest

surcease

abate

grant respite

absolve

alleviation

commute

continuance

deferment

deferral

delay

exception

excuse

extension

forgive

Được gạch nối như

re‧prieve

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpɹiːv/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

1571, in sense of “to take back to prison”, from Middle English repryen (“to remand, detain”) (1494), probably from Middle French repris, form of reprendre (“take back”); cognate to reprise. Sense generalized, but retains connotations of punishment and execution. Noun attested 1598.