• vt. 取消；删去
• vi. 取消；相互抵销
• n. 取消，撤销
• n. (Cancel)人名；(法)康塞尔

来自拉丁词carcer拼写变体。原指监狱，围栏，后指组成围栏的斜栅，形如字母X，因而引申词义删除。见incarcerate，最终来自PIE *sker, 围，弯，词源同ring, curve.

cancel

cancel: see chancellor

cancel (v.)

late 14c., "cross out with lines," from Anglo-French canceler, from Latin cancellare "to make resemble a lattice," which in Late Latin took on a sense "cross out something written" by marking it with crossed lines, from cancelli, plural of cancellus "lattice, grating," diminutive of cancer "crossed bars, lattice," a variant of carcer "prison" (see incarceration). Figurative use, "to nullify an obligation" is from mid-15c. Related: Canceled (also cancelled); cancelling.

1. He wonders if the different influences might not cancel each other out.

他在想，各种影响能不能相互抵消。

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2. He had to cancel some engagements because of tiredness.

他太累了，不得不取消一些约会。

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3. The band was forced to cancel a string of live dates.

乐队被迫取消了一系列的现场表演。

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4. You may cancel or rearrange the appointment.

你可以取消约会或是重新安排约会时间。

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5. The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances.

本公司保留在一定条件下取消这项协议的权利。

来自《权威词典》