defeasible

a. 可废止的 [法] 可作废的, 可取消的

发音

UK /dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ/

词形变化

more defeasible 比较级 most defeasible 最高级

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.

    法律 数学 哲学

    The accounting charge for the non-callable debt is defeasible by an escrow.

词汇关系

形容词

反义词 1

indefeasible

相关短语

defeasible fee [法] 可废除的世袭地产权 defeasible fees

词源

Back-formation from defeasance + -ible, from Anglo-Norman defesaunce, Old French desfaisance, a deverbal noun from desfaire (“to undo”) (Modern French défaire), from des- (“un-, apart”) + fere, faire (“to do”) + -able, reflecting Latin dis- + facere + -ābilis. Near-doublet of defeatable.

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