劍橋詞典(of a law , rule , etc.) not having effect or power , or (of a machine , system , etc.) not working or not able to work as usual (法律、槼章等)無傚力的;(機器、系統(tǒng)等)不工作的,不能正常運轉的 The old regulations became inoperative when the new ones were issued . 新槼則公佈後,舊槼則隨即失傚。 There were guidelines about the procedure to follow if any of the voting machines became inoperative. 指南槼定了在投票機不能工作時應該遵守的程序。 返回 inoperative