abolish

abolish — verb

1. to use the power of a government, court, or official body to put a permanent sto

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to use the power of a government, court, or official body to put a permanent stop to a law, system, tax, or long-standing practice, so that it no longer exists.

例句

Brazil abolished slavery in 1888 after decades of public protest.

abolish + named institution / practice

The new mayor promised to abolish the unpopular parking tax next year.

abolish + tax / fee

同義詞
  • repeal

    specifically for laws, by formal vote of a legislature

  • scrap

    informal; works for plans and policies as well as laws

  • do away with

    informal phrasal alternative; same meaning, less formal tone

  • annul

    formal; usually for marriages, contracts, or single decisions, not whole systems

反義詞
  • establish

    to set up a new system, law, or institution

  • introduce

    to bring a new rule or policy into force

  • restore

    to bring back something that had been abolished

文法句型

abolish + noun (law / system / practice)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a government, parliament, court, or institution with the power to make rules. Object is almost always an abstract system, law, tax, custom, or office — not a physical thing or a single event.

常見錯誤

❌The teacher abolished the noisy student.
✅The teacher expelled the noisy student.
💡abolish takes systems, laws, or practices, not people.
❌I want to abolish my old phone.
✅I want to get rid of my old phone.
💡for everyday objects, use 'get rid of'; abolish is for official rules and systems.