commutation
n
1 [C, U] replacement of one punishment by another that is less severe 减刑
He appealed for
(a) commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment. 他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑.
2
(a) [U] replacing one method of payment by another, eg a lump sum instead of a pension 变换付款方法(如以一次性总付款代替年金).
(b) [C] payment made in this way 以上述方式付的款. commu`tation ticket (US) bus or train ticket valid for a fixed number of trips during a given period of time (公共汽车或火车的)长期车票. Cf 参看 season ticket (season).
🏥 医学释义
交换,转换,整流
🗣️ 情景例句
She takes her exams next week, so she's burning the midnight oil.
她下周要考试,所以在开夜车。
Fools make feasts and wise men eat them.
愚者设筵,智者赴宴。
A famous actor in a highly successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat who had been imprisoned in the Bastille for twenty years.