waive

英 [weɪv] 美 [weɪv]

vt.放弃；不坚持；推迟；搁置

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◉Etymology

“Waive” 这个单词源自中古英语的 “weiven”，意为"放弃，放弃权利"。

◉外刊例句

① The company decided to waive the fees for late payments as a goodwill gesture towards their customers.

公司决定免除逾期付款的费用，作为对客户的善意姿态。

——The New York Times - 2023年1月

② The school waived the entrance exams for students affected by the recent natural disaster.

学校为最近受灾事件影响的学生免去入学考试。

——The Guardian - 2023年3月

③ The government announced plans to waive the visa requirements for tourists from certain countries.

政府宣布计划免除对来自某些国家的游客的签证要求。

——BBC News - 2023年6月

◉Usage Examples

(1) He waived his claim to the estate.

(2) He waived his claim to all the land west of the river.

(3) They waived that problem aside last week.

(1) 他放弃了对遗产的要求权。

(2) 他不再坚持对河西岸全部土地的要求。

(3) 他们上周就把那个问题撇开不管了。

◉Usage note

To waive is to give up one's right to do something. If you waive your right to help name your family's new puppy, you can't complain if he ends up being called "Mr. Tinkerbell Sweetheart Lovey-Face."

Waive comes from a Middle English word meaning to abandon; the word waif, which refers to a neglected or orphaned child, shares the same root. However, while abandoning a child on a street corner is not okay, waiving one's right to do something is in most cases perfectly acceptable. A document stating one's decision to give up one's rights is appropriately called a waiver.

◉Colins

1. [VERB 动词]放弃（合法权利等） If you waive your right to something, for example legal representation, you choose not to have it or do it. [V n]

He pleaded guilty to the murders of three boys and waived his right to appeal.

他承认谋杀了3个男孩，并放弃上诉。

2. [VERB 动词]（特定情况下）不强求执行(规则等) If someone waives a rule, they say that people do not have to obey it in a particular situation. [V n]

The art gallery waives admission charges on Sundays...

美术馆周日免收门票。

The authorities had agreed to waive normal requirements for permits to cross the border.

当局已经同意免除跨境所需办理的常规手续。