remission
翻译
缓解, 减轻, 豁免, 赦免
例句
The cancer is in remission.
癌症病情处于缓解期。
He received a remission of his sentence.
他获得了减刑。
语法模式
((in remission)) 处于缓解期 The cancer is in remission.
((remission of sth.)) （某事物的）豁免 He asked for a remission of his fine.
近义词
同义词: abatement (减轻), pardon (赦免), forgiveness (原谅); 反义词: relapse (复发), recurrence (再发)
词源
源自拉丁语“remittere”（送回），由“re-”（回）和“mittere”（送）组成。意为将疾病或债务“送回”。
记忆技巧
可以记作疾病的“任务(mission)”被“送回(re-)”了，所以病情缓解了。