nullity
US /ˈnʌl.ə.t̬i/
UK /ˈnʌl.ə.ti/
名詞
1.
無效, 作廢
the state of being legally void or invalid
範例:
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The court declared the contract a nullity.
法院宣布該合同無效。
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The marriage was declared a nullity due to fraud.
由於欺詐,婚姻被宣布無效。
2.
虛無, 毫無價值
a thing of no importance or value
範例:
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His efforts were reduced to a nullity by the sudden change in policy.
他的努力因政策的突然改變而變得毫無價值。
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Compared to the vastness of the universe, our lives are a mere nullity.
與浩瀚的宇宙相比,我們的生命不過是虛無。