desuetude
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) ['desw?tju?d; d?'sju??tju?d]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?d?sw??tud, -?tjud]
- 國際音標(biāo) [di'sju:itju:d]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.廢止；不用
詞根記憶
- de + suet(=suit適合) + ude→不再適合→廢止
英漢例句
- Many words once commonly used have fallen into desuetude.
許多過去曾通用的詞，今天已經(jīng)廢棄不用了。 - Virtue took on a narrow meaning with the final result that the word virtue fell into desuetude.
美德僅具有狹障的意義，結(jié)果必然被棄如敝屣。 - In modern times, some customs have fallen into desuetude , and some others have been absorbed in rules of law.
而在現(xiàn)代社會，一部分的習(xí)慣已經(jīng)被人們所棄用，還有一部分習(xí)慣被法律所吸收運(yùn)用。 - After all, housing and capital spending have wound down to near irreducible desuetude.
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雙語例句
權(quán)威例句
英英字典
- the principle that laws can stop having any legal force when they have not been used for a long time
- the condition of not being in use or practice disuse