Reprieve
[ rɪ'priv ]
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vt. [法]缓期执行;给…带来缓解;
n. [法]死缓，缓刑;暂缓;
💡 词根助记
prob, prov Prob, prov= test, 表示”测试,证明, 检验”
📝 例句
The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve.
那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑.
Commutation is distinct from reprieve.
减刑不同于缓刑。
The film is a God-given reprieve.
这部影片是天赐的一个苟安时期。
Unless there is a reprieve the condemned man will hang on Friday.
除非缓刑，那个被宣判的人将于星期五被处绞刑。
Be sentenced to death penalty with a two-year reprieve and forced labour
被判死缓
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ re-前缀“再、又”,prieve-拿:再从刑场拿回来→缓刑
※ re-前缀“再、又”, prieve-抓:(从刑场)抓回来→缓刑
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
reprieve
v[Tn]
1 postpone or cancel a punishment for (sb), esp the death sentence 缓期执行或撤消对（某人）的惩罚（尤指死刑）
reprieve a condemned prisoner 缓期执行已决犯的死刑.
2 (fig 比喻) give temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc to (sb/sth) 暂时缓解（某人[某事物]）的危险、 困难等
The tree that was due to be cut down has been reprieved for six months. 原定砍伐的那棵树已经推迟六个月再砍. reprieve, n
1
(a) [U] postponement or cancellation of a punishment, esp the death sentence 刑罚（尤指死刑）的缓期执行或撤消
the reprieve of the hostages 对人质的暂缓处决.
(b) [C] order for this to happen 缓刑令（尤指死刑的）
grant (sb) a reprieve/a reprieve to sb 准许（某人）缓期受刑
The prisoner won a last-minute reprieve. 那囚犯在临刑前获得了缓刑.
2 [U, C] (fig 比喻) temporary relief from danger, trouble, etc （危险、 因难等的）暂时缓解.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ri'pri:v]n. 缓刑, 缓刑令, 暂缓vt. 暂时解救, 缓期执行【法】 暂缓, 暂止, 缓刑; 缓刑, 暂缓行刑
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Oh, who could that be?
啊，这会是谁呢？
The goods were carefully packed and shipped here in excellent condition.
货物包装得很仔细，装船很小心，在这儿完好无损。
Mars is too dry and poor in oxygen, Venus far too hot, and so is Mercury,
火星太干燥又缺氧，金星太热，水星也一样。