invalid
n.(名词)One who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or disability.病人:由于慢性病或残疾引起无能力的人adj.(形容词)Incapacitated by illness or injury.有病的:由疾病或伤残造成的无能力的Of, relating to, or intended for invalids.供病人用的:属于、关于、或为病人打算的v.tr.(及物动词)in.va.lid.ed,in.va.lid.ing,in.va.lids To incapacitate physically.使病弱:使体质上无力Chiefly British To release or exempt from duty because of ill health:【多用于英国】 使因病退役:因为身体不好解除或免除责任:例句:.I was not quite sick enough to be invalided out, even though I was of no more use.(Mary Lee Settle).即使我不再有用处,还不至病得严重到可以免除义务.(玛丽·李·塞托)
来源:From invalid 2 influenced by French invalide [sickly, infirm] from Latin invalidus 源自 invalid2 受 法语 invalide的影响 [有病的,体弱的] 源自 拉丁语 invalidus
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adj.(形容词)Not legally or factually valid; null:无效的:法律上或事实上是无效的;无束缚力的:例句:an invalid license.作废的执照
Falsely based or reasoned; faulty:无效果的:根据或推理错误的;有错误的:例句:an invalid argument.错误的辩论
来源:Latin invalidus [weak] 拉丁语 invalidus [弱的] in- [not] * see in- in- [不] *参见 in-validus [strong] from valôre [to be strong] * see wal- validus [强的] 源自 valôre [变强大的] *参见 wal-
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in.valid.ity
inval.idly
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