invalid
adj
1 not properly based or able to be upheld by reasoning 無適當(dāng)根據(jù)的; 無道理的; 站不住腳的
an invalid argument, assumption, claim, etc 站不住腳的論據(jù)、 沒有根據(jù)的假定、 沒有道理的要求.
2 not usable; not officially acceptable (because of an incorrect detail or details); not legally recognized 無用的; 不能正式接受的; 法律上不承認的; 無效的
A passport that is out of date is invalid. 護照過期是無效的.
an invalid will 無效的遺囑
declare a marriage invalid 宣布一婚姻在法律上無效.
invalid n person weakened through illness or injury; one who suffers from ill health for a very long time 病弱者; 傷殘者; 久病者
He has been an invalid all his life. 他終身殘廢.
[attrib 作定語]
her invalid mother, father, etc 她那長期抱病的母親、 父親等
an invalid diet, ie one planned for an invalid 傷病殘者的規(guī)定飲食
an invalid chair, ie one with wheels on for moving an invalid easily 輪椅. invalid, v
1 (idm 習(xí)語) invalid sb `home send sb (esp a soldier) home (esp from abroad) because of ill health (因健康惡劣)遣送某人(尤指士兵)回家(尤指回國).
2 (phr v) invalid sb out (of sth) cause sb to leave (esp the armed forces) because of ill health (因健康惡劣)使某人離去, (尤指)退役
He was invalided out of the army because of the wounds he received. 他因負傷而退役.