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单词 counter-order
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counter-ordern.

Etymology: counter- prefix 2b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcounter-ˌorder.
An order contrary to, or reversing, a previous order.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > [noun] > a command > contrary
countermand1548
counter-order1773
countermandate1880
1773 King George III Let. 25 Apr. (1935) 89 We must see what effect our arming has had on Versailles before we can properly give counter-orders.
1821 W. Scott Kenilworth III. xv. 303 The very positive counter-orders which he had sent by Lambourne.
1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. xxiii. 42 Perpetual questions, orders, errands, and counter-orders.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

counter-orderv.

Etymology: < counter-order n.: compare counter- prefix 1 (In first quot. apparently nonce-use for an etymological purpose.)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌcounter-ˈorder.
transitive. To give orders against (what has been previously ordered); to countermand.
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society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > in contradiction of previous command > stop by a contrary command
countermand1554
uncry1594
counter-order1643
disorder1643
forbid1665
1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 122 The first word signifies properly disordered, counter-ordered, or ordered against.
1768 Earl of Malmesbury Diaries & Corr. (1844) I. 31 The Russian troops..were now counter-ordered.
1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xix. 258 I did not counter-order it.
1880 J. H. Burton Hist. Reign Queen Anne III. xiv. 22 To counter-order what Vendome had ordered.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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