resile
/rɪˈzaɪl/verb
no obj.
- formal abandon a position or a course of action〈正式〉放弃职位; 中止履行:
can he resile from the agreement?
他会不会中止履行协议?
词源
early 16th cent.: from obsolete French resilir or Latin resilire 'to recoil', from re- 'back' + salire 'to jump'.