cancellation

cancellation
(美 亦作 cancelation)
noun
  1. [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
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin cancellatio(n-), from the verb cancellare (see cancel)
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