[mass noun]the action of cancelling something that has been arranged or planned 取消;撤销;注销;抵消 train services are subject to alteration or cancellation at short notice. 列车车次有可能临时更改或取消。 the project was threatened with cancellation by the government. 该方案面临被政府撤销的威胁。 [count noun]there had been a cancellation on a ship leaving almost at once. 一艘几乎那刻就要起航的轮船被取消了。 ■[count noun]a crossing out of something written 文字删除 all cancellations on documents must be made indelibly. 文件的所有删除痕迹必须是擦不掉的。 ■[count noun]a visible or electronic mark placed on a postage stamp to show that it has been used 邮票注销印记邮票戳记 ■(Law)the annulling of a legal document (律)(法律文件的)撤销,废止 the debtor can procure cancellation if satisfied within one month. 若债务人一月内偿清,其债务合同即可注销。
语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin cancellatio(n-), from the verb cancellare (see cancel)