repeal

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ɹəˈpiːl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An act or instance of repealing. countable,uncountable
    — Wednesday June 02, 2021, Has the Northern Ireland Protocol undermined the United Kingdom? When a newer Act of Parliament is incompatible with earlier law, it usually takes precedence, under the doctrine of “implied repeal”.
动词 v.
  1. To cancel, invalidate, annul. transitive
    — to repeal a law
  2. To recall; to summon (a person) again; to bring (a person) back from exile or banishment.
    — There weepe, for till my Gaueston be repeald, Assure thy selfe thou comst not in my sight.
  3. To suppress; to repel.
    — Whence Adam soon repeal’d The doubts that in his heart arose.

词形变化

repeals present,singular,third-person repealing participle,present repealed participle,past repealed past repeals plural

词源

词源 1
From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel.
词源 2
From Anglo-Norman repeler, from Old French rapeler (“to call back, call in, call after, revoke”), from Latin repellō (“drive or thrust back”), from re- and pellō (“push or strike”). Doublet of repel.
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