unenforced

IPA/ˌʌn.ɪnˈfɔːsd/
KK[ˌʌnɛnfˈɔrst]IPA/ˌʌn.ɪnˈfɔːrsd/

unenforced — 形容詞

  • unenforcedpositive
  • more unenforcedcomparative
  • most unenforcedsuperlative

1. describes a law or rule that officials do not apply in practice, so nobody is ma

1.形容詞
釋義

未被執行的

法規沒人落實執行,形同虛設

describes a law or rule that officials do not apply in practice, so nobody is made to follow it.

例句

The city's parking rules stayed unenforced, so drivers left cars wherever they liked.

市區的停車規定一直沒人執行,所以駕駛想停哪就停哪。

predicate adjective: stay unenforced

Anjali noticed that the ban on loud music was unenforced after midnight.

Anjali 發現午夜過後,禁止大聲播放音樂的規定並沒有被執行。

be + unenforced describing a ban or rule