nullity
US /ˈnʌl.ə.t̬i/
UK /ˈnʌl.ə.ti/
名词
1.
无效, 作废
the state of being legally void or invalid
示例:
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The court declared the contract a nullity.
法院宣布该合同无效。
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The marriage was declared a nullity due to fraud.
由于欺诈，婚姻被宣布无效。
2.
虚无, 毫无价值
a thing of no importance or value
示例:
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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变而变得毫无价值。
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Compared to the vastness of the universe, our lives are a mere nullity.
与浩瀚的宇宙相比，我们的生命不过是虚无。