🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

휴식

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyusik

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Respite/ˈrɛs.paɪt/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 업무에서 잠시 휴식을 취했다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

    "The weekend brought a much-needed respite from the heavy workload."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French 'respite', from Latin 'respectus' meaning 'regard' or 'consideration', shifting in Late Latin to mean 'delay' or 'postponement'. By the 14th century in Middle English, the term evolved to denote a temporary cessation of labor, pain, or obligation, establishing its modern sense of a welcome break.

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