The noun is pronounced /'ɪnvəlɪd/. The adjective is pronounced /ɪn'vælɪd/ and is hyphenated in|val|id. 名词读作 /'ɪnvəlɪd/。形容词读作 /ɪn'vælɪd/,分音节为in|val|id。
- N-COUNT 病人;病弱者;伤残者
An invalid is someone who needs to be cared for because they have an illness or disability.
- I hate being treated as an invalid.
我讨厌被人当作伤病号对待。
- ADJ 无效的;作废的
If an action, procedure, or document is invalid, it cannot be accepted, because it breaks the law or some official rule.
- The trial was stopped and the results declared invalid...
审判被中止,判决结果被宣布无效。 - We cannot accept liability if you are refused entry because of invalid documents.
如果你因证件无效被拒入内,我们不承担责任。
- ADJ (论据、结论)站不住脚的,错误的
An invalid argument or conclusion is wrong because it is based on a mistake.
- We think that those arguments are rendered invalid by the hard facts on the ground.
我们认为那些论点当场即被确凿的事实驳倒了。