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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.
(暫時的)喘息、休息、緩解
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
respitenoun/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/
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A brief interval of rest or relief.
- I crave but four day's respite.
- Some pause and respite only I require.
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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.
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lawThe delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
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entertainmentlifestylemusicA short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
respiteverb/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/
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To delay or postpone (an event).
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To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。