English-Thai Dictionary

relief

N การผ่อนคลาย  การ ปลดเปลื้อง  easing easement alleviation softening kan-pon-kai

 

relief map

N แผนที่ แสดง พื้นที่ สูงๆ  ต่ำๆ  ด้วย สี และ เส้น  pan-ti-sa-dang-puan-ti-suang-suang-tam-tam

 

relief road

N ถนน ใช้ เลี่ยง การจราจร ที่ ติดขัด  ta-non-chai-liang-kan-ja-ra-jon-ti-tid-kad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RELIEF

n. 1. The removal, in whole or in part, of any evil that afflicts the body of mind; the removal or alleviation of pain, grief, want, care, anxiety, toil or distress, or of any thing oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained. Rest gives relief to the body when weary; an anodyne gives relief from pain; the sympathy of friends affords some relief to the distressed; a loan of money to a man embarrassed may afford him a temporary relief; medicines which will not cure a disease, sometimes give a partial relief. A complete relief from the troubles of life is never to be expected.
2. That which mitigates or removes pain, grief or other evil.
3. The dismission of a sentinel from his post, whose place is supplied by another soldier; also, the person who takes his place.
4. In sculpture, etc. the projecture or prominence of a figure above or beyond the ground or plane on which it is formed. Relief is of three kinds; high relief [alto relievo; ] low relief [basso relievo; ] and demi relief [demi relievo. ] The difference is in the degree of projecture. High relief is formed from nature, as when a figure projects as much as the life. Low relief is when the figure projects but little, as in medals, festoons, foliages and other ornaments. Demi relief is when one half of the figure rises from the plane.
5. In painting, the appearance of projection, or the degree of boldness which a figure exhibits to the eye at a distance.
6. In feudal law, a fine or composition which the heir of a tenant, holding by knight's service or other tenure, paid to the lord at the death of the ancestor, for the privilege of taking up the estate which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant. This relief consisted of horses, arms, money and the like, the amount of which was originally arbitrary, but afterwards fixed at a certain rate by law. It is not payable, unless the heir at the death of his ancestor had attained to the age of twenty one years.
7. A remedy, partial or total, for any wrong suffered; redress; indemnification. He applied to chancery, but could get no relief. He petitioned the legislature and obtained relief.
8. The exposure of any thing by the proximity of something else.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RELIEF

Re *lief " (r-lf "), n. Etym: [OE. relef, F. relief, properly, a lifting up, a standing out. See Relieve, and cf. Basrelief, Rilievi.]

 

1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained; succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress. He seec the dire contagion spread so fast, That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. Dryden.

 

2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as, a relief of a sentry. For this relief much thanks; ;tis bitter cold. Shak.

 

3. That which removes or lessenc evil, pain, discomfort, uneasiness, etc. ; that which gives succor, aid, or comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of duty by taking the place of another; a relay.

 

4. (Feudal Law )

 

Defn: A fine or composition which the heir of a deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles, had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the tenant.

 

5. (Sculp. & Arch. )

 

Defn: The projection of a figure above the ground or plane on wwhich it is formed.

 

Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, high relief (altorilievo ), low relief, (basso-rilievo ), and demirelief (mezzo-rilievo ). See these terms in the Vocabulary.

 

6. (Paint. )

 

Defn: The appearance of projection given by shading, shadow, etc. , to any figure.

 

7. (Fort. )

 

Defn: The height to which works are raised above the bottom of the ditch. Wilhelm.

 

8. (Physical Geog.)

 

Defn: The elevations and surface undulations of a country. Guyot. Relief valve, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.

 

Syn. -- Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance; remedy; redress; indemnification.

 

RELIEFFUL

RELIEFFUL Re *lief "ful (r-lf "fl ), a.

 

Defn: Giving relief. [Obs. ]

 

RELIEFLESS

RELIEFLESS Re *lief "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of relief; also, remediless.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

relief

re lief |riˈlēf rəˈlif | ▶noun 1 a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress: much to her relief, she saw the door open. • a cause of or occasion for such a feeling: it was a relief to find somewhere to stay. • the alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress: tablets for the relief of pain. • a temporary break in a generally tense or tedious situation: the comic characters aren't part of the plot but just light relief. 2 assistance, esp. in the form of food, clothing, or money, given to those in special need or difficulty: raising money for famine relief | [ as modifier ] : relief workers. • a remission of tax normally due: people who donate money to charity will receive tax relief. • chiefly Law the redress of a hardship or grievance. • the action of raising the siege of a besieged town: the relief of Mafeking. 3 a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty: [ as modifier ] : the relief nurse was late. • Baseball the role of a relief pitcher. 4 the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated in some way: the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief . • a method of molding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief ) or lesser (bas-relief ) extent. • a piece of sculpture in relief. • a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or color or shading. • Geography difference in height from the surrounding terrain; the amount of variation in elevation and slope in a particular area. [via French from Italian rilievo, from rilevare ‘raise, ’ from Latin relevare. ] PHRASES in relief 1 Art carved, molded, or stamped so as to stand out from the surface. 2 Baseball acting as a replacement pitcher. on relief receiving government assistance because of need. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from relever ‘raise up, relieve, ’ from Latin relevare ‘raise again, alleviate. ’

 

relief map

re lief map |rəˈlif ˌmæp | ▶noun a map indicating hills and valleys by shading rather than by contour lines alone. • a map model with elevations and depressions representing hills and valleys, typically on an exaggerated relative scale.

 

relief pitcher

re lief pitch er ▶noun Baseball a pitcher who enters the game in place of the previous pitcher.

 

relief printing

re lief print ing ▶noun printing from raised images, as in letterpress and flexography.

 

relief road

re lief road |rəˈlif ˌroʊd | ▶noun Brit. a road taking traffic around, rather than through, a congested urban area.

 

Oxford Dictionary

relief

re ¦lief |rɪˈliːf | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress: much to her relief, she saw the door open. • [ count noun ] a cause of or occasion for relief: it was a relief to find somewhere to stay. • the alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress: tablets for the relief of pain. • (usu. light relief ) something interesting or enjoyable that provides a short respite from a tense or tedious situation: the kiss-and-tell tale gave the nation some light relief from page after page of war coverage. 2 financial or practical assistance given to those in special need or difficulty: raising money for famine relief | [ as modifier ] : relief workers. • a remission of tax normally due: employees who donate to charity will receive tax relief. • chiefly Law the redress of a hardship or grievance. • the action of raising the siege of a besieged town: the relief of Mafeking. 3 [ usu. as modifier ] a person or group of people replacing others who have been on duty: the relief nurse was late. • Brit. an extra vehicle providing supplementary public transport at peak times or in emergencies. 4 the state of being clearly visible or obvious due to being accentuated: the setting sun threw the snow-covered peaks into relief . • a method of moulding, carving, or stamping in which the design stands out from the surface, to a greater (high relief ) or lesser (low relief ) extent. • [ count noun ] a piece of sculpture in relief. • a representation of relief given by an arrangement of line or colour or shading. • Geography difference in height from the surrounding terrain: the sharp relief of many mountains. [via French from Italian rilievo, from rilevare ‘raise ’, from Latin relevare. ] PHRASES in relief Baseball acting as a substitute pitcher. on relief chiefly N. Amer. receiving state assistance because of need. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from relever ‘raise up, relieve ’, from Latin relevare ‘raise again, alleviate ’.

 

relief map

re ¦lief map ▶noun a map indicating hills and valleys by shading rather than by contour lines alone. • a map model with elevations and depressions representing hills and valleys, typically on an exaggerated relative scale.

 

relief pitcher

re lief pitch er ▶noun Baseball a pitcher who enters the game in place of the previous pitcher.

 

relief printing

re ¦lief print |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] printing from raised images, as in letterpress and flexography.

 

relief road

re ¦lief road ▶noun Brit. a road taking traffic around, rather than through, a congested urban area.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

relief

relief noun 1 it was such a relief to share my worries: reassurance, consolation, comfort, solace. 2 the relief of pain: alleviation, alleviating, relieving, assuagement, assuaging, palliation, allaying, soothing, easing, lessening, reduction. ANTONYMS intensification. 3 relief from her burden: freedom, release, liberation, deliverance. 4 a little light relief: respite, amusement, diversion, entertainment, jollity, jollification, recreation. ANTONYMS solemnity. 5 the role of the voluntary organizations in providing relief to the victims: help, aid, assistance, succor, sustenance, TLC; charity, gifts, donations. 6 his relief arrived to take over: replacement, substitute, deputy, reserve, cover, stand-in, supply, locum, locum tenens, understudy. PHRASES throw into relief we hope these photos will throw into relief the gravity of their plight: highlight, spotlight, give prominence to, point up, show up, emphasize, bring out, stress, accent, underline, underscore, accentuate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

relief

relief noun 1 it was such a relief to share my secret worries with her | I found relief in desperately scribbling poetry: reassurance, consolation, comfort, solace, calmness, relaxation, repose, ease. 2 the relief of pain: alleviation, alleviating, relieving, mitigation, mitigating, assuagement, assuaging, palliation, allaying, appeasement, soothing, easing, dulling, lessening, reduction, abatement. ANTONYMS intensification. 3 she just needed relief from her burden of bags: freedom, release, liberation, deliverance, exemption, discharge. 4 how she needed a little light relief! respite, remission, lightening, brightening; amusement, diversion, entertainment, jollity, jollification, recreation; interruption, break; informal let-up. ANTONYMS seriousness, solemnity. 5 the coming of the rains brought no physical relief to the besieged: help, aid, assistance, succour, care, sustenance; subsidy, benefit, charity, gifts, donations, financial assistance, debt remission; a helping hand, a leg up. 6 his relief arrived to take over: replacement, substitute, deputy, reserve, standby, stopgap, cover, stand-in, supply, fill-in, locum, locum tenens, understudy, proxy, surrogate. PHRASES throw something into relief this brief account throws into sharp relief the differences between the rival theories: highlight, spotlight, give prominence to, foreground; set off, point up, throw up, show up; emphasize, bring out, stress, accent, underline, underscore, accentuate; heighten, intensify, increase, enhance. ANTONYMS mask, play down.

 

Duden Dictionary

Relief

Re li ef Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Reli e f |das Relief; Genitiv: des Reliefs, Plural: die Reliefs und Reliefe französisch relief, eigentlich = das Hervorheben, zu: relever < lateinisch relevare = in die Höhe heben, aufheben 1 bildende Kunst aus einer Fläche (aus Stein, Metall o. Ä.) erhaben herausgearbeitetes oder in sie vertieftes Bildwerk etwas im /in Relief darstellen 2 a Geografie Form der Erdoberfläche b Geografie maßstabsgetreue plastische Nachbildung [eines Teils ] der Erdoberfläche

 

reliefartig

re li ef ar tig Adjektiv |reli e fartig |in der Art eines Reliefs 1 , wie ein Relief

 

Reliefbild

Re li ef bild Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Reli e fbild | Relief 1

 

Reliefdruck

Re li ef druck Substantiv, maskulin Druckwesen , der |Reli e fdruck |der Reliefdruck < Plural: -e > a ohne Plural Druckverfahren, bei dem Schriftzeichen, Verzierungen o. Ä. in Relief (z. B. auf Papier, Leder ) gedruckt werden b Schrift, Verzierung o. Ä., die in Relief gedruckt ist

 

Reliefglobus

Re li ef glo bus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Reli e fglobus |Globus mit Relief 2b

 

reliefieren

re li e fie ren schwaches Verb |relief ie ren |mit einem Relief versehen

 

Reliefierung

Re li e fie rung Substantiv, feminin , die |Relief ie rung |die Reliefierung; Genitiv: der Reliefierung, Plural: die Reliefierungen das Reliefieren, Herausarbeiten eines Reliefs

 

Reliefintarsia

Re li ef in tar sia Substantiv, feminin , die Reliefintarsie |Reli e fintarsia |die Reliefintarsia; Genitiv: der Reliefintarsia, Plural: die Reliefintarsien Verbindung von Einlegearbeit und Schnitzerei

 

Reliefintarsie

Re li ef in tar sie Substantiv, feminin , die Reliefintarsia |Reli e fintarsie …i̯ə |die Reliefintarsie; Genitiv: der Reliefintarsie, Plural: die Reliefintarsien Verbindung von Einlegearbeit und Schnitzerei

 

Reliefkarte

Re li ef kar te Substantiv, feminin , die |Reli e fkarte |Landkarte, auf der das Relief 2a mithilfe von Farbabstufung, Schraffierung o. Ä. dargestellt ist

 

Reliefklischee

Re li ef kli schee Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Reli e fklischee |das Reliefklischee; Genitiv: des Reliefklischees, Plural: die Reliefklischees Autotypie mit reliefartiger Prägung auf der Rückseite, durch die die entsprechenden Stellen auf der Vorderseite besser zum Druck kommen

 

Reliefpfeiler

Re li ef pfei ler Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |Reli e fpfeiler |Pilaster

 

Reliefstickerei

Re li ef sti cke rei Substantiv, feminin , die |Reli e fstickerei |a ohne Plural Technik des Stickens, bei der sich das gestickte Muster reliefartig von der Unterlage abhebt b in der Technik der Reliefstickerei a Gesticktes

 

French Dictionary

relief

relief n. m. nom masculin 1 Saillie. : Un motif gravé en relief. Le relief du sol. 2 au pluriel Restes des plats servis. : Les reliefs d ’un banquet. LOCUTIONS En relief Qui forme un relief. : Des motifs en relief. Mettre en relief. Mettre en valeur, faire ressortir. : Ils ont mis en relief (et non *mis l ’emphase sur ) le talent oratoire de ces étudiants.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

relief

re lief /rɪlíːf /→relieve 名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 U (心配 恐怖などが去った )安堵 （ど ） (感 ), 安心 ; ｟ややくだけて ｠ «…にとって /…から » ほっとさせるもの , 気晴らしになるもの «for , to /from » (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ feel tremendous [immense ] relief 大変安心する ▸ breathe [heave ] a sigh of relief ≒sigh with relief ほっとしてため息をつく ▸ It was a relief to know that I was not alone .1人じゃないとわかって安心した ▸ What a relief! あぁ, ほっとした ▸ The rain was a welcome relief from the heat .うれしいことにその雨のおかげで暑さから救われる思いがした ▸ light relief (映画 小説などでの )息抜きの場面 .2 U 【苦痛 苦悩などの 】除去 , 緩和 «from, of » ▸ provide some relief from stress ストレスをある程度軽減する ▸ treatment for pain relief 鎮痛治療 .3 U a. (被災者などの )救済 ; 救援金 [物資 ].b. ｟主に米 ｠(貧民 失業者などへの )給付金 , 生活保護手当 (｟英 ｠benefit ).4 C 〖単複両扱い 〗(任務の )交替要員 , 代行者 ; U 交替 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗交替 [代理 ]の ▸ a relief guard 交替の警備員 .5 U ｟かたく ｠〖the ～〗(包囲された町などの )解放 , 救援 .6 〘美 〙U 浮き彫り , レリーフ ; C 浮き彫り作品 [細工 ].7 U «…に対する » 際立ち , 鮮明な対照 «against » ▸ bring [throw ] the issue into relief 問題を浮き彫りにする .8 U 〘地 〙(土地の )高低 , 起伏 .9 C ｟英 ｠(交通機関の )増便 ; 〖形容詞的に 〗増便の , 増発の .in rel í ef 1 安堵して .2 〘美 〙浮き彫りで .3 (地図などが )起伏をつけて .4 際立って ▸ stand out in sharp [bold, stark ] relief くっきり際立つ ▸ in high [low ] relief はっきり [ぼんやり ]と .to A's rel í ef A 〈人 〉がほっとしたことには ▸ To my great relief [Much to my relief ], my daughter arrived home safely .大変ほっとしたことに娘は無事帰宅した .～́ m à p 〘地 〙起伏 [模型 ]地図 .～́ p ì tcher 〘野球 〙救援投手 .～́ r ò ad ｟英 ｠迂回路 .