- 1廢除、廢止（制度或法律被正式拿掉；歷史上常接「奴隸制」：廢奴）
Abolition is the official ending of a law or a whole system — not pausing it, not quietly dropping it, but taking it away so it is no longer allowed. History books use it most for the ending of slavery. People also speak of the abolition of the death penalty, of a tax, of a rule, of an institution. It is a formal, public, legal-sounding noun. You something by law or by a clear decision. Though actually, wanting abolition and getting it are different jobs: may fight for years before abolition happens. The related verb is ; the person who wants the ending is an . Do not confuse it with demolition, which is knocking a building down. Abolition ends a system; it does not swing a hammer at a wall.
From the word’s history
From Middle French abolition, from Latin abolitiō; abolish + -tion.
借自中古法文 abolition，源自拉丁文 abolitiō。
組成經中古法語 abolition，來自拉丁語 abolitiōnem、動詞 aboleō（毀掉、抹掉）。-tion 把動作收成「廢除這件事」。
同家族的字
- abolishthe verb: to end a law or system officially
- abolitionista person who wants that ending
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
abolitionnoun/ˌæb.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
- 1
The act of abolishing; an annulling; abrogation.
- the abolition of debts; the abolition of laws; the abolition of slavery; the abolition of police; the abolition of taxes
- The campaign for the abolition of slavery changed the course of history.
- 2
The state of being abolished.
- 3
historicalThe ending of the slave trade or of slavery.
- 4
historicalThe ending of convict transportation.
- 5
obsoleteAn amnesty; a putting out of memory.
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