1. If a rule, method, argument, comparison, or condition is inapplicable to a perso
1.形容詞B2
釋義
不適用
規則或方法對某人或某情況不適用
If a rule, method, argument, comparison, or condition is inapplicable to a person or situation, it has no connection to them or cannot be used effectively in those circumstances.
例句
The teenage curfew was inapplicable to Wen, who was already twenty-two years old.
青少年宵禁規定對Wen不適用，因為她已經二十二歲了。
be inapplicable to [person] — rule does not relate to someone
Binta's desert-farming experience was inapplicable in the rainy coastal region where she moved.
Binta在沙漠種植的經驗在她搬去的多雨沿海地區並不適用。
be inapplicable in [context]
Vikram argued that the old safety regulations were inapplicable to the newly designed laboratory.
Vikram認為舊的安全規定對新設計的實驗室並不適用。
Rosa checked whether the student discount was inapplicable to online courses before she enrolled.
Rosa在註冊前確認了學生折扣是否不適用於線上課程。
The comparison between the two legal cases was inapplicable because the facts were entirely different.
Frequently followed by the preposition 'to' to specify the person or thing the rule does not affect. In formal or legal writing, 'in' is also used to specify the context ('inapplicable in this jurisdiction'). This adjective is rarely used with the preposition 'for'.
常見錯誤
The scholarship rule is inapplicable for international students.
The scholarship rule is inapplicable to international students.
The adjective 'inapplicable' takes the preposition 'to', not 'for'.