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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   respite

   • IPA[ˈrespət]

   美式

   • n.
     a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant；a short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried out.
   • v.
     postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.)；grant a delay or extension of time to; reprieve from death or execution

   • verb: respite, 3rd person present: respites, gerund or present participle: respiting, past tense: respited, past participle: respited

   • noun: respite

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering a brief respite from a dire food shortage 同義詞 rest, break, breathing space, interval, intermission, ... 更多interlude, recess, lull, pause, time out, hiatus, halt, stop, stoppage, cessation, discontinuation, standstill, relief, relaxation, repose, informalbreather, letup
   • ▪ a short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried out. 同義詞 postponement, deferment, delay, stay, stay of execution, ... 更多reprieve, remission, suspension, adjournment, moratorium, continuance

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.) the execution was only respited a few months
   • ▪ grant a delay or extension of time to; reprieve from death or execution some poor criminal … from the gibbet or the wheel, respited for a day