rescind
/rɪˈsɪnd/verb
with obj.
- revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement)废除(法律、命令或协议), 取消:
the government eventually rescinded the directive.
政府最终废除了这个指令。
派生词
rescindable
adjective词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin rescindere, from re- (expressing intensive force) + scindere 'to divide, split'.