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repeal

英 [rɪ'piːl] 美[rɪ'pil]
  • vt. 废除;撤销;废止;放弃;否定
  • n. 废除;撤销

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词态变化


第三人称单数: repeals;过去式: repealed;过去分词: repealed;现在分词: repealing;

助记提示


1、re- "back" + appeal.
2、含义:call back.

中文词源


repeal 废除,废止

来自古法语 rapeler,叫回,撤消,来自 re-,向后,往回,apeler,呼叫,词源同 appeal.引申词义 废除,废止。

英文词源


repeal
repeal: see appeal
repeal (v.)
late 14c., from Anglo-French repeler, Old French rapeler "call back, call in, call after, revoke" (Modern French rappeler), from re- "back" (see re-) + apeler "to call" (see appeal (v.)). Related: Repealed; repealing.
repeal (n.)
late 15c., from repeal (v.), or from Anglo-French repel, Old French rapel (Modern French rappel) "a recall appeal," back-formation from rapeler.

双语例句


1. Next year will be the 60th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.
明年将是禁酒令废除60周年。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He plans to repeal a number of current policies.
他计划废除一些当前的政策。

来自辞典例句

3. Many voted for the repeal of that property law.
许多人投票赞成废止那项财产法.

来自辞典例句

4. Despite continued efforts to repeal this act, federal courts have upheld its major provisions.
尽管有人不断努力以图撤消这项法律, 联邦法院始终坚持执行这项法律中的主要条款.

来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

5. Abortion repeal is not a question of political expediency. it is part of something greater.
废除禁止人工流产法不是一个政治权宜之计的问题. 它是一个更大问题的一部分.

来自演讲部分