- 1使…失效；也用於「否定某人的感受」
To invalidate something means to make it not valid anymore - to make an official document, a ticket, an argument, or a test result no longer count or no longer be accepted. If a law is invalidated, it is officially cancelled and has no power anymore. If someone invalidates your feelings or opinion, they treat it as if it does not matter or is not true - this is a common way the word is used now, outside of law and paperwork.
core核心畫面
組成in- (not) + valid (having legal force, true) + -ate (to make) → to make not valid
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
invalidateverb/ɪnˈvæl.ɪ.deɪt/
- 1
To make invalid (especially in to contract law)
- The circuit court judge's ruling was invalidated by a superior judge.
- 2
To make or declare (an argument, statement, or theory) unsound or erroneous; disprove.
- The multiplicity of moral opinions is an empirical fact and does not invalidate the contention that there is only one morality par excellence.
- 3
To render invalid; discredit.
- Telling an angry person to "calm down" can invalidate their feelings.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。