Countermanded Meaning in English

word · lemma: countermand

US

ˌkaʊntɚˈmændɪd

kown-ter-MAN-did

UK

kˈaʊntəmˌændɪd

KOWN-tuh-mand-id

释义

To officially cancel or change a previous order or command, especially by giving a new one that reverses it.

用法与细微差别

Formal, often used in military, legal, or official settings. Usually refers to canceling orders, instructions, or commands, not general plans. Not common in everyday conversation; more likely in technical or official documents.

• Spanish: revocar - anular (orden) - contramandar
• Portuguese (BR): revogar - anular (ordem) - contramandar
• Portuguese (PT): revogar - anular (ordem) - contramandar
• Chinese (Simplified): 撤销（命令） - 取消（指令）
• Chinese (Traditional): 撤銷（命令） - 取消（指令）
• Hindi: आदेश वापस लिया - विरोधी आदेश जारी किया
• Arabic: ألغي (أمر) - ألغى تعليمات
• Bengali: প্রত্যাহার করা - বাতিল করা (নির্দেশ)
• Russian: отменил - аннулировал (приказ)
• Japanese: 撤回した - 取り消した（命令）
• Vietnamese: hủy bỏ - thu hồi (mệnh lệnh)
• Korean: 철회했다 - 취소했다(명령)
• Turkish: iptal etti - geri çekti (emir için)
• Urdu: منسوخ کر دیا - واپس لے لیا (حکم)
• Indonesian: membatalkan - mencabut (perintah)

例句

The general countermanded the attack order.

basic

The manager countermanded the instructions sent yesterday.

basic

The order was quickly countermanded after a mistake was discovered.

basic

He had no choice but to countermand his original demand once new evidence appeared.

natural

The company countermanded shipments that hadn’t yet left the warehouse.

natural

After a heated debate, the board finally countermanded the previous policy.

natural