Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11176
respites
休息；喘息；缓解
respites is the plural of respite.
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
- 1.
A brief interval of rest or relief.
短暂的休息或缓解
- 2.
A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.
特别是死刑的缓刑
- 3.
The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
给予陪审团在适当期限之外的出庭延期
- 4.
A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.
在全程演唱的音乐剧中短暂的对话
缓刑；暂缓执行；（法庭）延期；陪审团出庭延期；（音乐剧中的）对白片段；短暂的休息或缓解；特别是死刑的缓刑
In use
After a long week of work, the weekend was a welcome respite.
The ceasefire provided a brief respite from the fighting.
She took a respite from her studies to go for a walk.
Connections
Collocations
- welcome respite
- 受欢迎的喘息；令人欣慰的缓解
- The cool breeze was a welcome respite from the summer heat.凉爽的微风是夏日炎热中令人欣慰的缓解。
- brief respite
- 短暂的休息；片刻的喘息
- The hikers took a brief respite before continuing up the mountain.徒步者在继续登山前稍作休息。
- respite care
- 临时护理；喘息式照护
- Respite care gives family caregivers a much-needed break.临时护理让家庭照护者获得亟需的休息。
- without respite
- 毫不停歇；持续不断
- The storm raged without respite all night.暴风雨整夜肆虐，毫无停歇。
- respite from the heat
- 炎热中的一丝清凉；暂时避暑
- We swam in the lake for a respite from the heat.我们到湖里游泳，暂时躲避炎热。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记得 respite 里藏着 spite（怨气）：再多的怨气也得先喘口气——即短暂的休息或缓刑。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、文学作品 respite 通常用于较正式的书面语，比较常见于新闻报道、文学作品或正式报告中，表示短暂的休息或缓解；日常口语中更常说 break 或 rest。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用搭配 a respite from 表示'暂时从……中得到休息'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-ite' and the sound /aɪt/, but they are not true rhymes with 'respite' (/ˈrɛspaɪt/). In 'respite' the stress is on the first syllable (/rɛs/), while in these words the stress falls on the final (or only) syllable containing /aɪ/. Therefore they are spelling lookalikes, not rhymes.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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