reprieve

英语

其他形式

• repryve (弃用)、reprive (罕用)

词源

1571年，意为“带回监狱”，源自中古英語 repryen (“扣押，羁押”)（1494年），可能源自中古法語 repris，reprendre (“拿回”)的一个变位形式，与reprise同源。其词义已被泛化，但还暗含监狱或处刑的色彩。名词用法自1598年可考。对比拉丁語 privare。

发音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /ɹɪˈpɹiːv/

• （美国）音频：

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• 斷字：re‧prieve

动词

reprieve (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 reprieves，現在分詞 reprieving，一般過去時及過去分詞 reprieved)

1. (及物) 给...予缓刑；撤销...的刑罚 （尤指死囚）
2. (及物) 使...放松
   • Template:RQ:South Twelve Sermons
3. (及物，棄用) 将...押回监狱 （而不处死）
4. 推迟，延迟，暂缓 （撤销、废除某物的计划）
   • 1960 August, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，第 468 頁:

     At the time of writing the halts have been reprieved due to doubts as to the legality of the withdrawal of services. It is feared that this reprieve may not outlast the summer timetable which, on the section in question, provides only a skeleton of the former service.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

衍生词汇

• reprieval

相关词汇

• reprise
• reprisal
• reprehend

名词

reprieve (複數 reprieves)

1. 缓刑；取消刑罚

   The prisoner was saved from execution; the governor had requested a reprieve.

   囚犯免于被处死，总督要求了缓刑。

2. 缓刑批准文件；取消刑罚批准文件
3. （痛苦的）减轻，缓解 （尤指暂时的）
   • 2015年2月24日, Daniel Taylor, “Luis Suárez strikes twice as Barcelona teach Manchester City a lesson”, 出自 The Guardian (London)‎^[1]:

     Yet it was not easy, on the balance of play, to be convinced by Pellegrini and his defeated players that the reprieve might somehow be a defining moment over the two legs.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

4. (受到公众反对的事件的) 取消；推迟
   • 1960 August, L. Hyland, “The Irish Scene”, 出自 Trains Illustrated，第 468 頁:

     At the time of writing the halts have been reprieved due to doubts as to the legality of the withdrawal of services. It is feared that this reprieve may not outlast the summer timetable which, on the section in question, provides only a skeleton of the former service.

     （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）