| 释义 |
ab·o·li·tion
\ˈabəˈlishən\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin abolition-, abolitio, from abolitus (past participle of abolēre) + -ion-, -io -ion
: act of abolishing or state of being abolished : abrogation
< abolition of imprisonment for debt >
specifically : the abolishing of slavery |