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延期;缓刑;休息[期间]

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Respite \Res"pite\ (r?s"p?t), n. [OF. respit, F. r['e]pit, from
   L. respectus respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of
   a day. See {Respect}.]
   1. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement
      or delay.

            I crave but four day's respite.       --Shak.

   2. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or
      operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. ``Without more
      respite.'' --Chaucer.

            Some pause and respite only I require. --Denham.

   3. (Law)
      (a) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital
          offender; reprieve.
      (b) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury
          beyond the proper term.

   Syn: Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; postponement;
        stay; reprieve.

Respite \Res"pite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See
   {Respite}, n.]
   To give or grant a respite to. Specifically:
   (a) To delay or postpone; to put off.
   (b) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.

             Forty days longer we do respite you. --Shak.
   (c) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. ``To respite
       his day labor with repast.'' --Milton.

资料来源 : WordNet®

respite
     n 1: a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort [syn: {reprieve}]
     2: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
        break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {recess}, {break},
         {time out}]
     3: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
        [syn: {suspension}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}, {abatement}]
     4: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more
        when they take time for short rests" [syn: {rest}, {relief},
         {rest period}]
     5: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
        [syn: {reprieve}]
     v : postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an
         execution [syn: {reprieve}]