deactivation
/ˌdiː.æk.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /diˌæk.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ (ame, ipa)
deactivation — 名詞
1. the act of making a device, account, system, or service stop working or stop bei
停用
使某物停止運作或不能再用
the act of making a device, account, system, or service stop working or stop being available for use
Kemi requested deactivation of her old SIM card after changing phones.
Kemi 在換手機後申請停用她舊的 SIM 卡。
deactivation of + device or account
Automatic deactivation locks the screen after five minutes without use.
自動停用會在五分鐘沒有操作後鎖住螢幕。
collocation: automatic deactivation
Temporary deactivation kept the office cameras off during repairs.
暫時停用讓辦公室的攝影機在維修期間保持關閉。
Deactivation of the school website ended access to old class pages.
學校網站的停用讓舊課程頁面無法再開啟。
After the bank confirmed deactivation of the card, Lucía ordered a replacement.
銀行確認卡片停用後，Lucía 訂了補發卡。
- shutdown
usually refers to turning off a machine, computer, or operation as a whole
- suspension
often used for a temporary administrative stop to an account or service
- disablement
more technical; focuses on making a feature or function unavailable
- activation
the act of making something start working or become available
- reactivation
the act of making something active again after it was stopped
文法句型
deactivation of + noun
adjective + deactivation
用法筆記
Often used for accounts, cards, alarms, settings, and other systems that are deliberately made unavailable. It is more formal and process-focused than simply saying something was turned off.