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  4. rescind

rescind

/rɪˈsɪnd/

What does "rescind" mean?

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。


How to use "rescind" correctly?

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The court rescinded the contract due to fraud.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The government rescinded the travel ban.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The CEO rescinded his earlier decision to lay off employees.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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