waive(动词):自愿放弃(权利、要求、费用等);免除(如手续费、罚金等)。常见搭配:waive a right/claim/fee。(另有较少见用法:waive 也可指“挥手示意”。)
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I will waive the fee for this service.
我将免除这项服务的费用。
The defendant chose to waive the right to a lawyer after signing the form, but the judge carefully confirmed that the decision was made voluntarily.
被告在签署表格后选择放弃律师权利,但法官仍仔细确认该决定出于自愿。
waive 源自中古英语与古法语相关词形,原义与“偏离、放开、让开”有关,后来引申为“把某项权利或要求放到一边”,即“自愿放弃(权利、主张)”,以及在费用语境中常见的“予以免除”。