nullify
英 [ˈnʌl.ɪ.faɪ]
美 [ˈnʌl.ə.faɪ]
nullify 使废除,使无效来自拉丁语nullus,无,没有,词源同no,-fy,使。引申词义使废除,使无效。
- nullify (v.)
- 1590s, from Late Latin nullificare "to esteem lightly, despise," literally "to make nothing," from Latin nullus "not any" (see null) + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Related: Nullified; nullifying.
- 1. Judges were unwilling to nullify government decisions.
- 法官们不愿废止政府决定。
- 2. He may be able to nullify that disadvantage by offering a wider variety of produce.
- 他也许能通过供应更为多样化的农产品来抵消那一劣势。
- 3. This, of course, would nullify the effect of the move and merely accelerate inflation.
- 这毫无疑问会使该举措完全失效,而仅仅只是加速通货膨胀。
- 4. He has no right to nullify laws.
- 他无权废除法律.
- 5. How can we nullify the enemy's propaganda?
- 怎样才能抵销敌人的宣传?