| 释义 |
de·funct /dɪˈfʌŋkt/ a. | n.
I a.
1. 已死的；已灭绝的
a letter from sb.'s defunct aunt 某人已故姑母的一封信
a defunct tribe of Indians 一支已灭绝的印第安人部落
2. 不再(或不能)使用的；不再活动的；失效的；过时的
I'm afraid your car is defunct. 恐怕你的车已坏得不能再用了。
a defunct magazine 已停刊的杂志
The company went defunct. 那家公司停业了。
the former president of the now-defunct labour union 现已解散的那家工会的前主席
a defunct theory 过时的理论
defunct regulations (laws) 已废除的规则(法律)
II n.
[常作 the defunct] 死者
the will of the defunct 死者的遗嘱
[<L dēfungî to finish, die<DE-+ fungi to perform; 见 FUNCTION] |