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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

不适用的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bù shìyòng de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inapplicable/ɪnˈæp.lɪ.kə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这条规定在此时不适用的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not relevant or appropriate to a particular situation; cannot be applied.

    "The strict regulations are inapplicable to smaller startup companies."
  2. 2

    Not capable of being put into practical use or effect.

    "His theoretical framework proved completely inapplicable during the crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Late Middle English, combining the negative prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') with the adjective 'applicable', which traces back through Old French to the Latin verb 'applicare' (to join or attach to). The term evolved during the 16th century to specifically denote matters or rules that cannot be applied or are not relevant to a particular situation.

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