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[noun] a reprieve from [sth]
作名词表示“暂时的缓解”时，常与 from 搭配，指从痛苦或不适中暂时解脱。
The cool rain was a welcome reprieve from the hot weather.
这场凉爽的雨是炎热天气中一次令人欣喜的缓解。
暂时缓解；缓解
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暂时缓解；缓解
a temporary relief from something painful or unpleasant
The cool rain was a welcome reprieve from the hot weather.
这场凉爽的雨是炎热天气中一次令人欣喜的缓解。
惩罚的取消或推迟。
The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
授权这种行为的文件。
A document authorizing such an action.
(尤指暂时的)痛苦等的缓解。
Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.
取消或推迟许多人不受欢迎的拟议事件。
A cancellation or postponement of a proposed event undesired by many.
After weeks of intense heat, the sudden rain was a welcome reprieve for everyone in the city.
在持续数周的酷热之后，这场突如其来的雨对所有市民来说都是令人欣慰的缓解。
The manager's decision to postpone the deadline gave the team a much-needed reprieve.
经理推迟截止日期的决定让团队得到了急需的喘息之机。
The quiet weekend at home offered a reprieve from her busy work schedule.
在家度过的安静周末让她从繁忙的工作日程中得到了一次喘息。
作名词表示“暂时的缓解”时，常与 from 搭配，指从痛苦或不适中暂时解脱。
The cool rain was a welcome reprieve from the hot weather.
这场凉爽的雨是炎热天气中一次令人欣喜的缓解。
在司法语境中，grant a reprieve 指批准“缓刑令”或“暂缓执行刑罚”。
The governor granted the prisoner a last-minute reprieve.
州长在最后时刻批准了对该囚犯的缓刑令。
动词 reprieve 的宾语是被判刑者，from 后接所暂缓的具体刑罚。
The governor reprieved the prisoner from execution.
州长暂缓对该囚犯执行死刑。
Not this
The judge granted the prisoner reprieve.
Use this
The judge granted the prisoner a reprieve.
reprieve 作名词表示“缓刑/暂缓”时为可数名词，单独使用须加不定冠词 a；这里 a reprieve 指一次具体缓刑。
Not this
The prisoner reprieved from execution.
Use this
The prisoner was reprieved from execution.
reprieve 作动词是及物动词，不能像不及物动词那样直接接 from；主语是受事者时要用被动语态 was reprieved。
Not this
This medicine reprieved my headache.
Use this
This medicine relieved my headache.
动词 reprieve 只表示“缓期执行刑罚/暂缓处决”，不能表示“缓解（病痛）”；“缓解”应用 relieve。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
暂时的缓解
The cooler weather gave us a temporary reprieve from the summer heat.
凉爽的天气让我们暂时缓解了夏日的炎热。
最后一刻的暂缓
The project received a last-minute reprieve from the board.
董事会最后一刻批准了对这个项目的暂缓。
从……中得到的难得缓解
The weekend was a welcome reprieve from our busy schedule.
这个周末让我们从繁忙的日程中得到难得的缓解。
准许某人缓期执行；给某人暂缓的机会
The governor granted the prisoner a reprieve hours before the execution.
州长在处决前几小时准许对那名囚犯缓期执行。
被缓期执行；获得暂缓
The prisoner was reprieved after new evidence emerged.
新证据出现后，那名囚犯获得了缓期执行。
最后一刻的缓刑（或暂缓）
The committee offered the museum a last-minute reprieve by postponing the decision to close it.
委员会决定推迟关闭博物馆，给了它一个最后一刻的暂缓。
给某人喘息的机会；使某人暂时摆脱困境
A break in the fighting gave the trapped civilians a brief reprieve.
战火暂息，让被困平民得到了片刻喘息。
争取到暂缓（或缓期）
The village won a reprieve when plans to build a highway through it were put on hold.
修建穿过村庄的高速公路计划被搁置，村庄得以暂缓拆迁。
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把 reprieve 拆成 re + prieve，联想 relieve（缓解）：就像临刑者“重新喘口气”，获得暂缓执行。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律/司法、新闻报道/正式陈述 该词名词和动词均可使用：名词多指“缓刑令”或“暂时的缓解”，动词多指“缓期执行”或“暂时免除困境”。多用于法律和正式语境；用于比喻时也往往带有书面色彩。
这些词与 reprieve /rɪˈpriːv/ 押韵：believe、receive、achieve、relieve、grieve（都以 /iːv/ 结尾）。注意：reprove 拼写相近，但发音为 /rɪˈpruːv/，与 reprieve 不押韵。
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