/rɪ'mɪʃn; rɪ`mɪʃən/
n
1 [U] pardoning or forgiveness of sins by God （上帝对罪恶的）宽恕, 赦免.
2 [U, C]
(a) shortening of a prison sentence because of good behaviour （囚犯因表现良好而获得的）刑期减免, 减刑
*get
(a) remission of six months/six months' remission 获减刑六个月.
(b) freeing from a debt, payment, penalty, etc; exemption （债务、费用、处分等的）免除, 豁免
*gain remission from tax payments 获准免税
* remission of exam fees 考试费的免除.
3 [U] lessening or weakening (of pain, disease, etc) （病痛等的）缓解, 减轻
*slight remission of a fever 体温的稍退.

n
[U and C]
a period when a serious illness improves for a time
in remission
　The chemotherapy was successful, and she is now in remission.
　The cancer has gone into remission .
[U and C]BrE
a reduction of the time that someone has to spend in prison
　He was given six months' remission for good behaviour.
[U]formal
when you allow someone to keep the money they owe you
　remission of debts
the remission of sins
formal forgiveness from God for the bad things that you have done