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annulled

UK //əˈnʌld//US //əˈnʌld//

词源

源自拉丁语 'annullare'(使无效),由 'ad-'(向)和 'nullus'(无)组成,14世纪进入英语。

verb

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。)

同义词:canceled, voided, invalidated, revoked

常见短语

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。)