If someone who has had a serious disease such as cancer is in remission or if the disease is in remission, the disease has been controlled so that they are not as ill as they were.
例句
Brain scans have confirmed that the disease is in remission...腦部掃描已經證實疾病得到了控制。After six years of remission, cancer reappeared.病情緩解6年后,癌癥又復發了。
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減刑
If someone in prison gets remission, their prison sentence is reduced, usually because they have behaved well.
例句
With remission for good behaviour, she could be freed in a year.她因為表現良好獲得減刑,可能會在一年內重獲自由。