invalidate

大学

vt. 使无效 [法] 使无效, 使无效力, 使作废

发音

UK /ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
US /ɪnˈvæl.əˌdeɪt/
AU /ɪnˈvæl.ə.dæɪt/

词形变化

invalidated invalidates 三单 invalidates invalidateth invalidating invalidating 现在分词 invalidated 过去式 invalidated 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

使无效;使无价值

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.

    使无效

    The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.

  2. 2.

    To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.

  3. 3.

    To render invalid; discredit.

    Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.

词汇关系

词源

First attested in 1649; borrowed from Middle French invalider, from invalide + -er. By surface analysis, in- + validate or invalid + -ate.

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