"abolished" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 廢除
• 廢止

Definition

被官方正式結束、取消或廢止的事物，通常是由法律或權威做出的決定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於正式、法律語境。常見搭配有「廢除奴隸制」、「廢除法律」。多用來指法規、體制、慣例等被徹底廢止。不要與「取消」（cancelled）混淆，後者多指臨時或個別事件。

Examples

Slavery was abolished in many countries in the 19th century.

奴隸制在19世紀被**廢除**了。

The law was abolished after many protests.

這項法律在多次抗議後被**廢除**了。

The old tax was abolished last year.

舊稅收於去年被**廢除**了。

Many unfair rules have finally been abolished over time.

許多不公平的規定最終被**廢除了**。

By the time I started school, corporal punishment had already been abolished.

等我上學時，體罰已經被**廢除了**。

Imagine a world where all discriminatory laws are abolished.

想像一個所有歧視性法律都被**廢除**的世界。