- 1(暫時的)喘息、休息、緩解
A short break or rest from something hard or unpleasant, like pain, hard work, or bad weather, that gives you a little relief before the hard thing continues or comes back. 'A brief respite' is common: it always sounds temporary, not permanent.
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respitenoun/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/
- 1
A brief interval of rest or relief.
- I crave but four day's respite.
- Some pause and respite only I require.
- 2
lawA reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
- Thenne spake sir gawayn and sayd my lord Arthur I wold counceylle yow not to be ouer hasty but that ye wold putte it in respyte this Iugement of my lady the quene for many causes. "Then spake Sir Gawaine, and said: My lord Arthur, I would counsel you not to be over-hasty, but that ye would put it in respite, this judgment of my lady the queen, for many causes."
- The PACC Act [Post-Appeal Applications in Capital Cases Act] also amends the CPC [Criminal Procedure Code] to provide that a capital sentence may be carried out unless:[…]The President has ordered a respite.
- 3
lawThe delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
- 4
entertainmentlifestylemusicA short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
respiteverb/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/
- 1
To delay or postpone (an event).
- 2
To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
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