英语词汇“reprieve”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

reprieve

释义

to delay or remit the punishment of (e.g. a condemned prisoner)

to remove the threat of an unpleasant fate, e.g. demolition, closure, etc, or dismissal, from (somebody or something) temporarily

[perhaps from early French repris, past part. of reprendre: see reprise¹]

a suspension or remission of a sentence, esp a death sentence

the act or an instance of reprieving

a suspension or remission of a sentence, esp a death sentence, or the warrant for this

a temporary removal of a threat to the existence or continuance of something

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