reprieve
英[rɪ'priːv]
美[rɪ'priv]
- vt. 缓期执行；暂时解救
- n. 暂缓；缓刑
英英释意
- 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