respite
respite 英 [ˈrespaɪt] 美 [ˈrespɪt]
n. 缓解；暂缓；暂时的休息；缓期执行 vt. 使缓解；使暂缓；使延期；缓期执行
进行时:respiting 过去式:respited 过去分词:respited 第三人称单数:respites 名词复数:respites
- A respite is a break from something that's difficult or unpleasant. If you're cramming for exams, take an occasional walk to give yourself a respite from the intensity.
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- n. 缓解；暂缓；暂时的休息；缓期执行
- vt. 使缓解；使暂缓；使延期；缓期执行
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1. But if the laws were repealed tomorrow, most of the nations of the world would make no move to take advantage of the respite, and any that did would be in danger of finding their credit vanishing.
但如果明天法律被废止，大部分国家可能不会利用这一暂缓期采取任何行动。 如果有国家贸然行事，可能会将自己置身于丧失信贷的危机中。
- respite (n.) mid-13c., from Old French respit "delay, respect" (Modern French répit), from Latin respectus "consideration, recourse, regard," literally "act of looking back (or often) at one," noun use of past participle of respicere "look back at, regard, consider," from re- "back" (see re-) + specere "look at" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe"). A doublet of respect (n.).
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