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源自拉丁语 'annullare'(使无效),由 'ad-'(向)和 'nullus'(无)组成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 正式宣布无效或取消,常用于法律或官方文件中,指使某事物失去法律效力或正式废除。
“The court annulled their marriage due to fraud.”
(法院因欺诈宣布他们的婚姻无效。)
“The contract was annulled by mutual agreement.”
(合同经双方同意被取消。)
annulled marriage — 被法律宣布无效的婚姻,区别于离婚,视为从未合法存在过。
“She sought to have her annulled marriage removed from records.”
(她要求将已宣布无效的婚姻从记录中删除。)