respite
🇺🇸
/ˈrespɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈrespaɪt/
noun
R
a short time when you can stop doing something hard or unpleasant
The weekend was a welcome respite from the hard work.
週末是從辛勤工作中得到的歡迎休息。
R
a pause or delay before something difficult must start or continue
He asked for a respite to gather his thoughts.
他請求暫停以整理他的思緒。
translation
暫息, 緩刑
詞形變化
Plural
respites