abandon 还是 abolish?

Quite a few people believe the death penalty should be abandoned.

Quite a few people believe the death penalty should be abolished.

(不少人士认为应该废除死刑。)

这两个句子哪个是对的？

答案：Quite a few people believe the death penalty should be abolished.

abandon 是指“放弃（计划、活动或做某事之企图）”，如: Doctors often persuade

those who smoke to abandon the habit. (医生经常劝抽烟人士戒除这种习惯。) abolish

是指“废除法令、传统或某种制度”。

On the ground are piles of abandon cars. (×)

On the ground are piles of abandoned cars. (√)

(地面堆满了废弃的车辆。)

abandon 不能作形容词，须用 abandoned，即“被拋弃的”。