remitted
remitted — 動詞
- remittedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- remitteds3rd person singular
- remitteding-ing form
- remittededpast simple
1. to shorten the amount of time a convicted person must serve in prison, ordered b
減刑
縮短法院判定的刑期
to shorten the amount of time a convicted person must serve in prison, ordered by a court or an official authority as a result of good behaviour or new circumstances.
The judge remitted six months from Liang's three-year prison term for good behaviour.
法官因Liang表現良好，將他的三年有期徒刑減刑六個月。
passive equivalent: 'Six months were remitted from Liang's sentence'
A portion of the sentence was remitted by the appeals court after they reviewed the new evidence.
上訴法院審查了新證據後，將部分刑期予以減免。
passive construction: be remitted by [authority]
Prisoners in this facility can have up to one year of their sentence remitted for completing education programmes.
這間監獄的受刑人若完成教育課程，最多可減刑一年。
The parole board voted to remit the remainder of the young offender's custodial term.
假釋委員會投票決定將該少年犯的剩餘監禁刑期予以減免。
- extend
To make a sentence longer
文法句型
be remitted + time phrase + from + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used in the passive form. The amount remitted is usually specified with 'from' or 'of'. This sense is confined to legal and criminal-justice contexts.
常見錯誤
2. to send money, especially as payment for a bill, invoice, or service, usually th
匯款；支付
匯出款項以結清帳單
to send money, especially as payment for a bill, invoice, or service, usually through a formal banking or transfer system.
Please remit the full amount by the end of the month to avoid late fees.
請在月底前匯入全額款項，以免產生滯納金。
direct instruction: remit + amount + by [deadline]
The tenant remitted the rent payment through an online banking system every first of the month.
房客每個月一號透過網路銀行匯出房租。
remit + payment + through [method]
Quan remitted the invoice amount to the supplier within two business days after receiving the goods.
Quan在收到貨物後兩個工作日內，將發票金額匯給了供應商。
Customers may remit payment by credit card, bank transfer, or postal money order.
客戶可以透過信用卡、銀行轉帳或郵政匯票付款。
Roya set up an automatic monthly instruction so the bank would remit the insurance premium on her behalf.
Roya設定了自動轉帳，讓銀行每月代為繳納保險費。
- withhold
To keep back payment intentionally
文法句型
remit + money/payment + to + recipient
用法筆記
Primarily used in formal financial or business correspondence. In everyday speech, 'send', 'pay', or 'transfer' are more common. Common on invoices, bills, and official payment reminders.
常見錯誤
3. to pass an issue, proposal, or dispute onwards to a person or body with the powe
移交；轉呈
將案件或事務交由有權單位處理
to pass an issue, proposal, or dispute onwards to a person or body with the power to settle it or take the next step.
The committee remitted the planning application to the city council for a final decision.
委員會將建照申請案移交給市議會做最終決議。
remit + [matter] + to + [body] + for + [purpose]
The judge remitted the case to a lower court for a fresh hearing on the new evidence.
法官將案件發回下級法院，要求根據新證據重新審理。
remit a case to [court]
Parliament remitted the proposed legislation to a special committee for detailed review.
國會將該法案轉交給特別委員會進行詳細審查。
The school board remitted the disciplinary matter to a panel of senior teachers and parents.
學校董事會將懲戒事項交由資深教師與家長組成的小組處理。
文法句型
remit + matter/case + to + person/body
用法筆記
Predominantly British English. In American English, 'refer' or 'submit' are more typical. The thing being remitted is always a matter, case, question, or proposal — never a person.
常見錯誤
4. to become less strong, intense, or severe — used especially for symptoms of a di
減緩；消退
症狀或惡劣天候的強度降低
to become less strong, intense, or severe — used especially for symptoms of a disease, pain, or a period of bad weather that eases off.
The storm finally remitted after three days of heavy rain and strong winds.
暴風雨在連續三天強風豪雨後終於緩和下來。
weather as subject: storm remits
The patient's fever remitted during the night, and by morning she was able to drink water again.
病人的高燒在夜間消退，到了早上她已經能夠喝水了。
The pain in Piotr's shoulder remitted once he started taking the new medication regularly.
Piotr肩膀的疼痛在開始規律服用新藥後便減輕了。
The cancer showed signs of beginning to remit after three rounds of targeted therapy.
在接受三輪標靶治療後，癌症開始出現緩解的跡象。
文法句型
[symptom/illness/weather] + remits
用法筆記
Intransitive only in modern English. The noun form 'remission' (as in 'the cancer went into remission') is far more common in medical contexts than the verb 'remit'. Subject is typically an illness, symptom, pain, or severe weather.
常見錯誤
5. to officially cancel a financial or legal obligation that someone has, freeing t
免除；豁免
正式取消債務、罰款或義務
to officially cancel a financial or legal obligation that someone has, freeing them from the requirement to pay a debt, serve a penalty, or fulfil an earlier promise.
The bank remitted the remaining loan balance after the family's house was destroyed in the earthquake.
在那戶人家的房屋被地震摧毀後，銀行免除了他們剩餘的貸款餘額。
The government remitted the fines for all small businesses affected by the economic crisis of the previous year.
政府免除了所有受去年經濟危機影響的小型企業的罰款。
government remits fines for [group]
The court remitted the outstanding legal fees for the defendant who had lost her source of income.
法院豁免了那名喪失收入來源的被告尚未繳清的訴訟費用。
The university remitted the semester tuition for students who had lost both parents during the pandemic.
大學免除了那些在疫情期間失去雙親的學生的學期學費。
Sade's remaining debt was remitted by the charity as part of their financial relief programme for single parents.
Sade剩餘的債務由該慈善機構免除，作為其單親家庭經濟救濟方案的一部分。
文法句型
remit + debt/penalty + for/to + person
用法筆記
Stronger than simply 'forgive' — implies an official or legal act of cancellation rather than a personal, emotional one. The subject is typically an institution (bank, court, government, university), not an individual.
常見錯誤
6. to put off an action, decision, or event to a later date or time, usually so tha
延緩；延期
推遲決定或事項至較晚時間
to put off an action, decision, or event to a later date or time, usually so that further thought or discussion can take place.
The committee remitted the decision until the next quarterly meeting in April.
委員會將決議延至四月的下一次季會再行處理。
remit + decision + until + [date/occasion]
The chairman remitted the vote to allow more time for discussion among the board members.
主席將投票延後，以便董事會成員有更多時間進行討論。
The board remitted the final approval pending further investigation of the safety concerns.
董事會將最終核准延後，以待對安全疑慮進行進一步調查。
The town council remitted the debate on the new zoning rules to the autumn session.
鎮議會將有關新分區規定的辯論延至秋季會期。
- expedite
To speed up or process more quickly
文法句型
remit + decision/matter + to + time/occasion
用法筆記
This is the rarest surviving sense of 'remit' and is largely confined to formal committee or parliamentary language. 'Postpone', 'defer', or 'delay' are far more common in everyday English.
常見錯誤
remitted — 名詞
- remittedsingular
- remittedsplural
1. the defined set of tasks, subjects, or matters that an individual, committee, or
職權範圍
有權處理的事務領域
the defined set of tasks, subjects, or matters that an individual, committee, or organisation is officially expected to handle and make decisions about.
The remit of the health committee includes monitoring hospital standards across the entire region.
衛生委員會的職權範圍包括監督整個區域的醫院標準。
the remit of [body] includes [scope]
Environmental policy falls well outside the remit of the Ministry of Finance.
環境政策完全不在財政部的職權範圍之內。
falls outside the remit of [body]
The investigator's remit was to examine all cases of suspected fraud from the past five financial years.
調查員的職責是審查過去五個會計年度內所有涉嫌詐欺的案件。
The charity's original remit was to provide food aid, but it later expanded to medical care and housing support.
該慈善機構最初的業務範圍是提供食物援助，但後來擴展到醫療照護與住房支援。
The judge stressed that sentencing recommendations were beyond the remit of the jury.
法官強調量刑建議超出了陪審團的職權範圍。
- scope
More general term for the range of something; not limited to authority contexts
- jurisdiction
Legal term emphasising geographical or institutional authority
- purview
Slightly more formal; suggests the intended range of responsibility
文法句型
within/beyond/outside the remit of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Primarily used in British English. In American English, 'jurisdiction', 'purview', or 'scope' are more common. Typically followed by 'of' to specify who or what has the responsibility, and preceded by 'within', 'beyond', 'outside', or 'under'.