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dead letter

/ˈded ˈletər/

翻译: 指虽仍正式有效但已不再执行或遵守的法律、规则或协议,也指因地址错误或缺失而无法投递的信件。

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/ˈded ˈletər/C1formallegal
  • zh指虽仍正式有效但已不再执行或遵守的法律、规则或协议,也指因地址错误或缺失而无法投递的信件。

A law, rule, or agreement that remains officially in effect but is no longer enforced or followed; also refers to a letter that cannot be delivered by the postal service due to an incorrect or missing address.

  1. Unenforced law or ruleC1formal

    A law, regulation, or agreement that remains officially in effect but is no longer applied or enforced.

    zh死条文

    • The old prohibition law is now a dead letter.
    • Many outdated regulations have become dead letters in modern society.
    • The treaty was signed but quickly became a dead letter.
  2. Undeliverable mailB2formal

    A piece of mail that cannot be delivered to the intended recipient or returned to the sender.

    zh死信

    • The post office has a special department for handling dead letters.
    • This letter was returned as a dead letter because the address was wrong.
    • Dead letters are eventually destroyed if unclaimed.
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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