inoperative

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈɒp(ə)ɹətɪv/    美 /ɪnˈɑp(ə)ɹətɪv/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Not working or functioning; either idle or broken. not-comparable
    — Let me see if I can dial this number right quick / "I am sorry, the government you have elected is inoperative / Click. Inoperative"
  2. No longer legally binding. not-comparable

词汇关系

衍生词
inoperativeness

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
English operative
English inoperative
From in- + operative.
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