nullity
nullity — 名詞
- nullitysingular
- nullitiesplural
1. the condition of a marriage, contract, or other formal arrangement being treated
無效；廢止
法律上完全沒有效力的狀態
the condition of a marriage, contract, or other formal arrangement being treated by the law as if it never came into being and therefore produces no rights or duties.
The judge declared the contract a nullity because Felipe had signed it under duress.
法官宣告該合約為無效，因為 Felipe 是在被脅迫下簽署的。
declared + a nullity for a court ruling that an agreement has no force
Esme sought a decree of nullity, arguing that her partner had hidden a prior marriage.
Esme 申請婚姻無效判決，主張對方隱瞞了先前的婚姻關係。
decree of nullity for a court order ending a marriage that was never valid
The lawyers argued for the nullity of the agreement on the grounds that Arjun was a minor when he signed.
律師主張該協議無效，理由是 Arjun 簽名時還未成年。
nullity of [contract] for arguing an agreement has no legal standing
Without a valid witness, the entire will was open to a finding of nullity in the probate court.
因為缺少合格證人，整份遺囑在遺產法庭上都可能被判為無效。
a finding of nullity in legal proceedings
The church granted Lucía a nullity rather than a divorce after her hearing in Madrid.
在馬德里的聽證會後，教會給予 Lucía 婚姻無效，而非離婚。
granted [someone] a nullity in religious-law contexts
- decree of nullity
- declaration of nullity
- a finding of nullity
- declare a nullity
- grounds for nullity
- petition for nullity
- invalidity
broader; can apply to any legal defect, while nullity emphasises the complete absence of effect
- voidness
rare and technical; describes the same condition but in property-law contexts
- annulment
refers to the act of cancelling, not the resulting status; nullity is what remains after annulment
- validity
the condition of having full legal force
- enforceability
specifically about whether a court will compel performance
文法句型
a nullity
declared a nullity
用法筆記
Frequently appears in fixed legal phrases such as 'decree of nullity', 'declaration of nullity', and 'a finding of nullity'. The subject of 'declare' or 'find' is usually a court, judge, or tribunal.
常見錯誤
2. a person, work, or thing regarded as having no value, impact, or distinguishing
廢物；庸才
毫無價值、影響或特色的人事物
a person, work, or thing regarded as having no value, impact, or distinguishing qualities — essentially counting for nothing.
Critics dismissed the senator's debut speech as a complete nullity, full of slogans but empty of ideas.
評論家批評那位參議員的首場演說毫無價值，滿是口號卻沒有任何想法。
a complete nullity for something judged worthless
Once the new manager arrived, Talia felt reduced to a nullity in every team meeting.
新主管上任後，Talia 在每場團隊會議裡都覺得自己被當成無足輕重的人。
reduced to a nullity for being treated as if one no longer matters
Zola refused to let anyone treat her years of fieldwork as a nullity just because the report was late.
Zola 不願意因為報告遲交，就讓人把她多年的田野工作當成毫無價值的東西。
treat [something] as a nullity for dismissing it as worthless
The reviewer described the novel as a charming nullity — pleasant to read but adding nothing to the genre.
那位評論家形容這本小說是討喜的平庸之作——讀來愉快，卻對這個類型毫無貢獻。
a charming nullity, an ironic compliment for a likeable but insignificant work
- dismiss as a nullity
- reduce to a nullity
- treat as a nullity
- a complete nullity
- a political nullity
- nonentity
almost interchangeable when applied to people regarded as unimportant; slightly more common in everyday speech
- cipher
literary; suggests someone who is utterly without influence or character
- irrelevance
stresses lack of bearing on the matter at hand rather than overall worthlessness
文法句型
a nullity
the nullity of
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is literary or evaluative, applied to people, works, or efforts judged unimportant, while sense 1 is a strict legal status. Often follows verbs like 'dismiss as', 'reduce to', or 'treat as'.
常見錯誤
3. the condition of not existing at all, or of being reduced to nothing — used in a
虛無；空無
完全不存在或徹底消逝的狀態
the condition of not existing at all, or of being reduced to nothing — used in abstract, philosophical, or literary writing.
The poem ends with the speaker staring into the nullity of the winter sky over the empty fields.
詩的結尾，敘述者凝視著冬日天空，望向空曠田野上方的虛無。
staring into the nullity, a literary image of vast emptiness
Iker wrote about the nullity that follows the loss of a long-held belief.
Iker 寫下了長久信念崩解後的那種虛無感。
the nullity that follows [loss], for a sense of total emptiness
Some philosophers argue that consciousness fears the nullity of death more than the pain of dying.
一些哲學家主張，意識所畏懼的，是死亡的虛無，而非死亡時的痛苦。
the nullity of [death/existence], in philosophical writing
After the factory closed, an air of nullity hung over the once-busy streets of the small town.
工廠關閉之後，曾經熱鬧的小鎮街頭瀰漫著一股空無的氣息。
an air of nullity, evoking total emptiness in a place or atmosphere
- the nullity of death
- an air of nullity
- stare into the nullity
- the nullity of existence
- nothingness
more common; carries the same philosophical weight in everyday literary use
- void
more concrete; often used for a felt absence after loss
- nonexistence
more neutral and technical; lacks the literary emotional charge of nullity
文法句型
the nullity of
用法筆記
Almost exclusively literary or philosophical; rarely appears in news or conversational writing. Often paired with abstract or atmospheric nouns ('the nullity of death', 'an air of nullity').
常見錯誤
同根字
- null形容詞C1
- nullify動詞C2
- nullification名詞C2
- annul動詞C2
- annulment名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- decree of nullity
- declaration of nullity
- petition for nullity
- grounds for nullity
常用片語
- declare a nullity
- find a nullity
- reduce to a nullity
- dismiss as a nullity
介系詞搭配
- of nullity
- for nullity