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/əˈbɑːlɪʃ/ · /əˈbɒlɪʃ/
To officially end a law, rule, tax, or system, so that it does not exist any more. It is used especially about something that has been in place for a long time, and the decision is meant to be permanent.
廢除；廢止
過去式 abolished過去分詞 abolished-ing abolishing三單 abolishes
核心畫面
An authority formally taking a law or system out of existence — not pausing or it, but ending it, usually something long-established.
有人正式宣布：從今天起，這條規矩不存在了。不是暫停、不是修改、不是大家默默不理它，而是由有權力的一方把它整個從制度裡…更多收起
有人正式宣布：從今天起，這條規矩不存在了。不是暫停、不是修改、不是大家默默不理它，而是由有權力的一方把它整個從制度裡拿掉，之後它就不再有效。畫面裡通常還有一層時間感——被廢掉的東西往往已經存在很久，久到大家以為它會一直在，所以一旦廢除，改變是看得見的。原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
abolishverb/əˈbɒl.ɪʃ/
- 1
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
- Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
- The abolition of the death penalty in international law
- 2
archaicTo put an end to or destroy, as a physical object; to wipe out.
- And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.
- His quick instinctive hand Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。