inoperative

剑桥词典

(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、规章等）无效力的；（机器、系统等）不工作的，不能正常运转的
The old regulations became inoperative when the new ones were issued . 新规则公布后，旧规则随即失效。
There were guidelines about the procedure to follow if any of the voting machines became inoperative. 指南规定了在投票机不能工作时应该遵守的程序。 返回 inoperative