lapsable
lapsable — 形容詞
- lapsablepositive
- more lapsablecomparative
- most lapsablesuperlative
1. likely to be lost or to end unless someone acts to keep it active.
可失效的
因未採取行動而可能失效的
likely to be lost or to end unless someone acts to keep it active.
Kofi's health insurance policy became lapsable after he missed three monthly payments.
Kofi 的醫療保險因為連續三個月沒繳保費而變成了可失效的保單。
lapsable policy — typical use with insurance or contracts
The church reached out to lapsable members who no longer attended Sunday services.
教會主動聯絡那些不再參加主日禮拜、資格可能失效的會友。
lapsable members — used for people in a group
A lapsable trademark can be canceled if the owner stops using it for several years.
商標所有人若停止使用多年，該商標即可能成為可失效的商標。
Asher's lapsable religious faith was restored after he spent a week helping at the monastery.
Asher 原本可能動搖的宗教信仰，在修道院幫忙一週後重新堅定了起來。
The lawyer told Lakan his lapsable land claim would be lost unless he paid the taxes.
律師告訴 Lakan，他那塊土地的所有權可能失效，若不繳稅就會喪失。
- expirable
more common than 'lapsable'; refers to anything that has a fixed end date
- terminable
more formal; used of contracts or agreements that can be ended by either side
- voidable
strictly legal; means a contract that can be declared invalid, not just expired
- permanent
lasting forever, not subject to expiry
- irrevocable
cannot be changed, stopped, or undone
文法句型
lapsable + noun
用法筆記
Typically used in formal contexts to describe things requiring active maintenance — for example, an insurance policy, a trademark, a membership, a legal right, or a person's faith. An insurance policy becomes lapsable when the holder stops paying premiums; a trademark becomes lapsable when the owner stops using it. The word is uncommon in everyday conversation; speakers more often use 'liable to lapse' or 'likely to lapse' as a phrase.