commutation

名词 commutation:

1. the travel of a commuter
   同义词：commuting
2. a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
3. (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
   同义词：re-sentencing
4. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"
   同义词：substitution, exchange

1. 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。

com.mu.ta.tion

n.（名词）
A substitution, an exchange, or an interchange.
交换：代替、交换或互换

The substitution of one kind of payment for another.
代偿：用一类支付代替另一类
The payment substituted.
代替的支付
The travel of a commuter.
通勤
Electricity
【电学】
Conversion of alternating to unidirectional current.
整流：交流电转变到单向电流
Reversal of current direction.
颠倒电流方向
Law Reduction of a penalty to a less severe one.
【法律】 减刑：减刑到较轻的程度

来源：
Middle English commutacioun
中古英语 commutacioun
from Latin commôt3tiô commôt3tiôn-
源自 拉丁语 commôt3tiô commôt3tiôn-
from commôt3tus [past participle of] commôt3re [to alter, exchange] * see commute
源自 commôt3tus [] commôt3re的过去分词 [转变，变换] *参见 commute