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
but they need me at the hospital today,
但今天医院有事,
She never mends her clothes; they all have holes in them.
她从来都不补缀衣服。因此,衣服上到处都是破洞。
Once the oxygen content of the air had risen to 25% it was ready to burn.