Word · Frequency #35358
lapsed
/læpst/
adjective
已失效的；已终止的
核心释义
No longer active, valid, or in effect; discontinued.
- 1.
中止的；已停止或不再使用的
Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
- 2.
变为较低价值的状态；尤其是失去宗教信仰的
Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
背弃信仰的；叛教的；中止的；已停止或不再使用的；变为较低价值的状态；尤其是失去宗教信仰的；丧失的；堕落的；[法] 失效的
用法In use
He tried to use his lapsed membership card at the gym.
用法提示：此处 lapsed 作为形容词，修饰 membership card，表示会员卡因未续费而失效。
A lapsed Catholic, she hadn't attended church in years.
用法提示：此处 lapsed 作为形容词，修饰 Catholic，表示某人已不再积极实践其宗教信仰。
The company sent a reminder about the lapsed subscription.
用法提示：此处 lapsed 作为形容词，修饰 subscription，表示订阅因未续费而终止。
lapsed + noun
The lapsed subscription was reactivated.
失效的订阅被重新激活。
lapsed + noun (person)
常用指人，表示放弃信仰或习惯。
He is a lapsed Catholic.
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