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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OK.
好。
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun.
吃得苦中苦，方知甜中甜。
Then he put his hand into pocket, and took out a phrasebook.
然后他把手伸进了衣袋，掏出了一本常用语手册。