| 单词 | countermand |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [`kauntə'mɑ:nd] |
| 解释 | v.撤回(命令)，取消(订货) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 撤回(命令)，取消(订 货) (to cancel or revoke) 【考】 countermand : order / revoke : license(撤回命令/吊销执照) 【记】 counter＋mand(命令) →反命令→撤消命令 【同】 同根词：demand(强求 )，command(命令) 【例】 The principal countermanded the teacher's unfair demands. |
| 字源 | countermand (v.) early 15c., from Old French contremander "reverse an order or command" (13c.), from contre- "against" (see contra-) + mander, from Latin mandare "to order" (see mandate (n.)). Related: Countermanded; countermanding. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 取消或撤回(以前发出的命令或定货) = cancel = revoke 【记】counter反, mand命令－反命令－撤消命令 【参】demand(v /n 要求; 需求); command(n /v 命令) 【类】countermand: order = revoke: license 撤回命令 = 吊销执照 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】counter + command |
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