• vt. 廢除；撤銷；廢止；放棄；否定
• n. 廢除；撤銷

來自古法語 rapeler,叫回，撤消，來自 re-,向后，往回，apeler,呼叫，詞源同 appeal.引申詞義 廢除，廢止。

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 Related: Repealed; repealing.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.

1. Next year will be the 60th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.

明年將是禁酒令廢除60周年。

來自柯林斯例句

2. He plans to repeal a number of current policies.

他計劃廢除一些當前的政策。

來自辭典例句

3. Many voted for the repeal of that property law.

許多人投票贊成廢止那項財產(chǎn)法.

來自辭典例句

4. Despite continued efforts to repeal this act, federal courts have upheld its major provisions.

盡管有人不斷努力以圖撤消這項法律, 聯(lián)邦法院始終堅持執(zhí)行這項法律中的主要條款.

來自英漢非文學 - 政府文件

5. Abortion repeal is not a question of political expediency. it is part of something greater.

廢除禁止人工流產(chǎn)法不是一個政治權(quán)宜之計的問題. 它是一個更大問題的一部分.

來自演講部分