Word · Frequency #14319
invalidate
使无效;宣告无效;使作废
核心释义
多用于合同、法律文件、证件等正式场合。
to make or declare something no longer legally or officially valid
- 1.
使无效,尤指在合同法中。
To make invalid. Especially applied to contract law.
- 2.
使(论点、陈述或理论)无效或错误;驳斥。
To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
- 3.
使无效;使不可信。
To render invalid; discredit.
证明…无效;证明…不成立;使无效,尤指在合同法中。;使(论点、陈述或理论)无效或错误;驳斥。;使无效;使不可信。;使无效;[法] 使无效
用法In use
The court invalidated the contract because it was signed under pressure.
用法提示:invalidated 是 invalidate 的过去式,表示“使…失去法律效力”。
A spelling mistake does not invalidate your application, but it may delay processing.
用法提示:invalidate 用作及物动词,表示“使…无效”。
New evidence could invalidate the earlier theory.
用法提示:invalidate 表示“证明…不成立”。
invalidate sth
宾语常为合同、证书、选举结果等正式文件或决定。
The court ruled that the error invalidated the entire contract.
法院裁定该错误使整个合同无效。
invalidate sb's claim/argument
用于指用证据推翻某人的观点、说法或结论。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- invalidate a contract
- 使合同无效
- The court invalidated the contract because one party had lied about the terms.法院因一方隐瞒条款内容而判定该合同无效。
- invalidate a will
- 使遗嘱无效
- A will can be invalidated if it was not properly signed and witnessed.遗嘱若未经适当签署和见证,可能被判定无效。
- invalidate an election
- 宣布选举无效
- The commission invalidated the election after finding evidence of widespread fraud.委员会发现普遍舞弊的证据后,宣布这次选举无效。
- invalidate a patent
- 使专利无效
- The company asked the court to invalidate the patent because the invention was not new.该公司请求法院认定该专利无效,因为该发明并非新的。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆开记:in(不)+valid(有效)+-ate(使动),即“使无效”。想象在文件上盖一个“INVALID”红章,宣告作废。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:法律文书、合同条款、学术论证 通常用于正式语体,多出现在法律文书、合同条款或学术论证中;日常口语里较少使用,比较常见于书面声明。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 invalidate 真正押韵的是 validate(重读音节 /væ/ 及之后完全相同)。consolidate 和 estimate 虽也以 -ate 结尾且读作 /eɪt/,但重读元音不同,不押韵。private、chocolate、adequate 是拼写上的形近词:其 -ate 不读 /eɪt/(private 读 /ɪt/,chocolate 和 adequate 读 /ət/)。
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