overrule的词源

英文词源

overrule (v.)

"rule against; set aside, as by a higher authority," 1590s, from over- + rule (v.). It was used earlier in a sense "to govern, control" (1570s). Related: Overruled; overruling.

中文词源

overrule：否决，推翻

over-,在上，超过，rule,统治，管理。即上层管理者，后用于指否决，推翻。

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