“服缓刑”常见的英文表达是 “serve a suspended sentence” 。
“suspended”意为“暂停的、延缓执行的” ，“sentence”表示“判决、刑期” ，所以“serve a suspended sentence” 准确传达了“服缓刑”这一法律概念，即罪犯被判处刑期，但暂不执行，在一定考验期内若遵守规定则无需实际入狱服刑。
例句：He was sentenced to two years in prison, but he will serve a suspended sentence if he behaves well during the probation period.（他被判处两年监禁，但如果他在缓刑期内表现良好，将服缓刑，不用实际入狱服刑 。 ）