n. 無(wú)效;廢棄;取消;(美)州對(duì)聯(lián)邦法令的拒絕執(zhí)行或承認(rèn)
英文詞源
nullification (n.)
in U.S. political sense of "a state's refusing to allow a federal law to be enforced," 1798, in Thomas Jefferson; from Late Latin nullificationem (nominative nullificatio) "a making as nothing," from past participle stem of nullificare (see nullify). Related: Nullificationist.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. How can a western president, like the French president, ask for nullification of Iranian election results?