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rescind

/rɪˈsɪnd/
verb★中级💡 撤销

“The company decided to rescind the policy after public outcry.”

在公众强烈抗议后,公司决定撤销这项政策。

⚖️法律
正式

正式宣布废除、取消或撤销(法律、合同、决定等)

The court rescinded the contract due to fraud.

由于欺诈,法院撤销了该合同。

The government rescinded the travel ban.

政府取消了旅行禁令。

💡

常用于法律、行政或官方文件中,强调正式废止某项决定或合同。

💼商业
正式

撤回或废除(命令、许可等)

The CEO rescinded his earlier decision to lay off employees.

首席执行官撤回了之前裁员的决定。

💡

多用于商业或管理场景,表示收回先前的决定。

搭配

rescind a contract撤销合同rescind a law废除法律rescind a decision撤销决定rescind an offer撤回提议

同义词

revokeannulrepealcancelwithdraw

反义词

enforceupholdratifyimplement

💡专业提示

区分近义词

rescind 强调完全废止某项决定、合同或法律;revoke 多用于撤销授权或许可;annul 侧重于因无效或违法而取消;repeal 专指废除法律。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

rescind 通常用于正式、权威的废止行为,如法院判决、政府法令或高层管理决定。在非正式场合使用时需谨慎。

📖词源

来自拉丁语 rescindere(切断、废除),由 re-(向后)+ scindere(切割)组成。

📝用法说明

1. 多用于书面语或正式场合;2. 通常需要权威机构(如法院、政府)的正式行动;3. 与 revoke(撤销授权)和 repeal(废除法律)略有区别,rescind 更强调完全废止某物。

单词拆解

re-
向后、反向
prefix
+
-scind
切割
root
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