remission
翻譯
緩解, 減輕, 豁免, 赦免
例句
The cancer is in remission.
癌症病情處於緩解期。
He received a remission of his sentence.
他獲得了減刑。
文法模式
((in remission)) 處於緩解期 The cancer is in remission.
((remission of sth.)) （某事物的）豁免 He asked for a remission of his fine.
近義詞
同義詞: abatement (減輕), pardon (赦免), forgiveness (原諒); 反義詞: relapse (復發), recurrence (再發)
詞源
源自拉丁語「remittere」（送回），由「re-」（回）和「mittere」（送）組成。意為將疾病或債務「送回」。
記憶技巧
可以記作疾病的「任務(mission)」被「送回(re-)」了，所以病情緩解了。