| 单词 | invalid |
| 释义 | invalid Word forms: invalids pronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (ɪnvəlɪd ). The adjective is pronounced (ɪnvælɪd ) and is hyphenated in|val|id. 1. countable noun An invalid is someone who needs to be cared for because they have an illness or disability. I hate being treated as an invalid. Synonyms: patient, sufferer, convalescent, valetudinarian 2. adjective If an action, procedure, or document is invalid, it cannot be accepted, because it breaks the law or some official rule. The trial was stopped and the results declared invalid. We cannot accept liability if you are refused entry because of invalid documents. Synonyms: null and void, void, worthless, untrue invalidity (ɪnvəlɪdɪti ) uncountable noun ...the invalidity of the marriage ceremony. Synonyms: falsity, fallacy, unsoundness, inconsistency 3. adjective An invalid argument or conclusion is wrong because it is based on a mistake. We think that those arguments are rendered invalid by the hard facts on the ground. Synonyms: unfounded, false, untrue, illogical Collocations: render invalid Policyholders who fail to reveal past medical problems can have their policies rendered invalid. Times, Sunday Times You must also tell your insurer, otherwise your home cover may be rendered invalid. Times, Sunday Times Comparisons were therefore rendered invalid. Times,Sunday Times If this happened, how many voting slips would be 'accidentally' rendered invalid or left blank? The Sun A judge can declare a national rule invalid if it contradicts international rules because, in some states, the latter have priority. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The ordinations were ruled invalid, but then recognised in 1976. Times,Sunday Times Unfortunately, his two second strike was later ruled invalid. Times, Sunday Times If they don't, the policy they do obtain may be ruled invalid. Times, Sunday Times The agreement was consequently ruled invalid in court. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 病人, 无效的 Japanese: 病人, 無効な |
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