re·spite /ˈrɛspət ||rɪˈspaɪt, ||ˈrɛsˌpaɪt/
延期;緩刑;休息[期間]
Res·pite n.
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.”
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.
Res·pite, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Respited; p. pr. & vb. n. Respiting.] 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.”
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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]