reprieve
英 [r?'pri?v]
美[r?'priv]
- vt. 緩期執(zhí)行；暫時解救
- n. 暫緩；緩刑
英英釋意
- 1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- 2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- 3. a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
- 4. the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment