invalidation

/ɪnˌvælɪˈdeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˌvælɪˈdeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)inˌvaləˈdāshən ənˌv-/ (ame, mw)

invalidation — 名詞

1. The process of making a document, agreement, ticket, or rule lose its legal forc

1.名詞B2
釋義

失效化；無效宣告

使文件或協議失去法律效力

The process of making a document, agreement, ticket, or rule lose its legal force or official acceptance.

例句

The court ordered the invalidation of the contract after finding evidence of fraud.

法院在發現詐欺證據後，下令宣告該合約無效。

invalidation of + [document/agreement]

Samir discovered that a missing signature would lead to the invalidation of his will.

Samir 發現缺少簽名會導致他的遺囑失效。

同義詞
  • nullification

    more formal and often implies cancelling a law or agreement entirely

  • annulment

    specifically used for marriages, contracts, or court decisions; legal register

  • cancellation

    broader meaning that covers events, plans, and reservations as well as documents

反義詞
  • validation

    the opposite process of confirming that something is legally acceptable

  • ratification

    formal approval that makes a document or agreement officially valid

用法筆記

Frequently occurs in legal or administrative contexts. Subject is typically a court, law, regulation, or authority figure making a decision about official documents or permissions.

常見錯誤

❌The invalidation of the ticket happened because the date was wrong.
✅The ticket was invalidated because the date was wrong.
💡'invalidation' is a noun and sounds overly formal in everyday speech; the verb form is more natural.

2. The act of showing that a belief, argument, theory, or claim is incorrect or res

2.名詞B2
釋義

推翻；駁斥

證明某觀點或理論錯誤

The act of showing that a belief, argument, theory, or claim is incorrect or rests on false foundations.

例句

The researcher's new data led to the invalidation of a long-held theory about ocean currents.

研究人員的新數據推翻了一項長期存在的洋流理論。

invalidation of a theory / long-held belief

Lucia presented three strong points that resulted in the invalidation of her opponent's central argument.

Lucia 提出三項有力論點，駁斥了對手的核心論述。

同義詞
  • refutation

    more specific to logical arguments and debate; a formal term

  • disproof

    rare in everyday use; found mainly in formal or scientific writing

  • debunking

    informal register; used for exposing a myth, belief, or popular idea as false

反義詞
  • confirmation

    the act of establishing that a belief or claim is true

  • verification

    checking that a claim or theory is correct through evidence

用法筆記

Common in academic, scientific, and intellectual-debate contexts. The thing being invalidated is abstract — a claim, theory, argument, belief, or assumption — not a physical object.

常見錯誤

❌The invalidation of his point was very quick.
✅His point was quickly invalidated.
💡The noun form can sound stiff in spoken English; the verb 'invalidate' is usually more natural in conversation.