waive

vt. 不坚持要求, 放弃, 推迟考虑, 丢弃
【经】 放弃权利, 免除, 弃权人
相关词组:
waive sb off
waive sth aside

动词过去式:waived 过去分词:waived 现在分词:waiving 第三人称单数:waives 

waive

v.tr.（及物动词）
waived,waiv.ing,waives
To give up (a claim or right) voluntarily; relinquish.See Synonyms at relinquish
放弃：常为自愿地放弃（一个主张或权力）；撤回参见 relinquish
To refrain from insisting on or enforcing (a rule or penalty, for example); dispense with:
不坚持：不坚持或强求（如一项法令或惩罚）；免除：
例句：
.The original ban on private trading had long since been waived.(William L. Schurz)
.原先禁止私人经商法令已经没有人坚持了.(威廉L.舒尔茨)

To put aside or off temporarily; defer.
推迟：暂时搁置或推迟；阻延

来源：
Middle English weiven [to abandon]
中古英语 weiven [放弃]
from Anglo-Norman weyver
源自 英法语 weyver
from waif [ownerless property] * see waif
源自 waif [无主财产] *参见 waif