When a government repeals a law, it officially ends that law. The rule is no longer a rule.

When a government repeals a law,當政府repeal一項法律時 it officially ends that law它正式終止那項法律。The rule is no longer a rule那條規定就不再是規定了。

Parliaments repeal; news headlines repeal. It is a legal, public word, not a kitchen word. You do not repeal a family rule or a school notice in casual speech — you cancel it, drop it, get rid of it.

Parliaments repeal;國會repeal news headlines repeal新聞標題也用repeal。It is a legal, public word,這是一個法律、公共領域的字 not a kitchen word不是家常的字。You do not repeal a family rule or a school notice in casual speech你不會在日常口語裡對一條家規或學校公告說repeal — you cancel it, drop it, get rid of it你會說cancel（取消）、drop（放棄）、get rid of（擺脫）它。

The noun is used too: ‘the repeal of the tax.’ Careful neighbours: appeal is asking a court to look at a case again; repel is to push something away. Repeal and repel look like cousins, and they do share an old Latin parent, but they went different ways in English.

The noun is used too:名詞形式也會用 'the repeal of the tax.'像『the repeal of the tax』（廢除這項稅） Careful neighbours:要小心的是幾個長得像的鄰居 appeal is asking a court to look at a case again;appeal是請法院重新審理一個案子 repel is to push something awayrepel是把某個東西推開。Repeal and repel look like cousins,Repeal和repel看起來像親戚 and they do share an old Latin parent,它們確實有共同的古拉丁字源 but they went different ways in English但在英文裡走上了不同的路。

Repeal is for laws. You will meet it in civics class and in the newspaper, not in the cafeteria.

Repeal is for lawsRepeal是用在法律上的。You will meet it in civics class and in the newspaper,你會在公民課和報紙上遇到它 not in the cafeteria不會在餐廳裡遇到。