defunct

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defunct — 形容詞

  • defunctpositive
  • more defunctcomparative
  • most defunctsuperlative

1. A business, law, machine, or body part that is defunct has stopped existing, wor

1.形容詞C1
釋義

已終止的

不再存在、運作或使用的

A business, law, machine, or body part that is defunct has stopped existing, working, or being used.

例句

The local newspaper became defunct after twenty years of falling sales.

這份地方報紙在發行量連續下跌二十年後停刊了。

become + defunct (change of state)

Few residents remember the defunct railway that once served this town.

很少居民還記得那條曾經服務這個小鎮的廢棄鐵路。

attributive use: defunct + noun

常見搭配
  • become defunct
  • now defunct
  • largely defunct
  • defunct company
  • defunct organization
  • defunct system
  • defunct law
  • defunct business
同義詞
  • extinct

    used for species, not for organizations or machines

  • inoperative

    more technical; can describe a temporary state, while defunct implies permanence

  • obsolete

    focuses on being outdated rather than non-functional; an obsolete device may still work

  • inactive

    suggests a temporary pause rather than permanent cessation

反義詞

文法句型

be + defunct

become + defunct

defunct + noun

用法筆記

Commonly used for organizations, systems, laws, or machines that have stopped operating permanently. For species that no longer exist, 'extinct' is the standard word; for a dead organism, 'dead' is more natural.

常見錯誤

Many animal species are becoming defunct
Many animal species are becoming extinct
'extinct' is the usual term for species that have died out.
This old TV is defunct
This old TV is broken / dead
'defunct' sounds overly formal for small household items; 'broken' or 'dead' is more natural.

同根字

  • defunctness
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • defunct company
  • defunct organization
  • defunct business
  • defunct system
  • defunct railway
  • defunct law
  • defunct website
  • defunct organ

副詞搭配

  • now defunct
  • long defunct
  • largely defunct
  • completely defunct

常用片語

  • become defunct
  • declare something defunct
  • render something defunct