亚洲网紅露点

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reprieve

[ ri-preev ]

verb (used with object)

reprieved, reprieving.
  1. to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
  2. to relieve temporarily from any evil.


noun

  1. a respite from impending punishment, as from execution of a sentence of death.
  2. a warrant authorizing this.
  3. any respite or temporary relief.

    Synonyms: , , ,

reprieve

/ 谤瑟藞辫谤颈藧惫 /

verb

  1. to postpone or remit the punishment of (a person, esp one condemned to death)
  2. to give temporary relief to (a person or thing), esp from otherwise irrevocable harm

    the government has reprieved the company with a huge loan

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a postponement or remission of punishment, esp of a person condemned to death
  2. a warrant granting a postponement
  3. a temporary relief from pain or harm; respite
  4. the act of reprieving or the state of being reprieved
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 谤别藞辫谤颈别惫别谤, noun
  • 谤别藞辫谤颈别惫补产濒别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 谤别路辫谤颈别惫顎侥谤 noun
  • 耻苍顎卹别路辫谤颈别惫别诲顎 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of reprieve1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; perhaps conflation of Middle English repreven 鈥渢o contradict,鈥 variant of reproven 鈥渢o rebuke,鈥 apparently taken in literal sense 鈥渢o prove again, test again,鈥 and Middle English repried (past participle of reprien 鈥渢o bring back鈥), from Old French reprit (past participle of reprendre 鈥渢o take back鈥; reprise, reprove,
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of reprieve1

C16: from Old French repris (something) taken back, from reprendre to take back, from Latin reprehendere ; perhaps also influenced by obsolete English repreve to reprove
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Synonym Study

See pardon.
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"What I'm hearing is that this is a reprieve for many students who have had their status reinstated in SEVIS," Prof Mukherjee said.

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Google parent company Alphabet and chip maker AMD also got a reprieve, with their stock prices rising 1% on Monday.

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The three-month reprieve could give manufacturers time to reduce reliance on exports to the U.S. and assess the possibility of building factories in countries with lower tariff rates while Vietnam negotiates with the U.S.

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In a dramatic change of policy, Trump said all countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a reprieve 鈥 and only face a blanket US tariff of 10% 鈥 until July.

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But the simple act of interacting with another human rather than bottling up your fears also can bring a much-needed reprieve.

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