inoperative
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈɑːpərətɪv/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈɒpərətɪv/
adjective
R
not valid or allowed
The contract became inoperative after the new regulations were put in place.
新规定实施后，合同变得无效。
R
not working or not functioning
The elevator has been inoperative for the past two days.
电梯在过去两天一直无法使用。
translation
无效的, 不工作的