英语词汇“countermand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

coun•ter•mand v. [~ + object]

to give a second command that cancels (a command already given):The general countermanded his first order to attack.

n. [countable]

a command, order, etc., canceling one already given.

See -mand-.

coun•ter•mand v.t.

to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.).
to recall or stop by a contrary order.

a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one.

Latin mandāre; see mandate
Middle French contremander, equivalent. to contre- counter- + mander to command
Anglo-French countermander
late Middle English countermaunden 1375–1425

coun′ter•mand′a•ble, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rescind, abrogate, overrule, recall.

countermand vb /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/(transitive)

to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc)
to order (forces, etc) to return or retreat; recall

n /ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːnd/

a command revoking another

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French contremander, from contre- counter- + mander to command, from Latin mandāre; see mandate

单词	countermand
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 coun•ter•mand /v. ˌkaʊntɚˈmænd, ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd; n. ˈkaʊntɚˌmænd/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] to give a second command that cancels (a command already given):The general countermanded his first order to attack. n. [countable] a command, order, etc., canceling one already given. See -mand-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 coun•ter•mand (v. koun′tər mand′, -mänd′, koun′tər mand′, -mänd′;n. koun′tər mand′, -mänd′),USA pronunciation v.t. to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.). to recall or stop by a contrary order. n. a command, order, etc., revoking a previous one. Latin mandāre; see mandate Middle French contremander, equivalent. to contre- counter- + mander to command Anglo-French countermander late Middle English countermaunden 1375–1425 coun′ter•mand′a•ble, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged rescind, abrogate, overrule, recall. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: countermand vb /ˌkaʊntəˈmɑːnd/(transitive) to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc) to order (forces, etc) to return or retreat; recall n /ˈkaʊntəˌmɑːnd/ a command revoking another Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French contremander, from contre- counter- + mander to command, from Latin mandāre; see mandate
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