inoperative
🇺🇸
/ɪnˈɑːpərətɪv/
🇬🇧
/ɪnˈɒpərətɪv/
not valid or allowed
The contract became inoperative after the new regulations were put in place.
新規定實施後,合約變得無效。
not working or not functioning
The elevator has been inoperative for the past two days.
電梯在過去兩天一直無法使用。