搜尋結果
dead letter
- IPA[ˌded ˈledər]
美式
- a letter that is undeliverable and unreturnable, typically one with an incorrect address.;a law or treaty that has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.
noun: dead letter, plural noun: dead letters
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. North American a letter that is undeliverable and unreturnable, typically one with an incorrect address.
- 2. a law or treaty that has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.
- ▪ a thing that is impractical or obsolete theoretical reasoning is a dead letter to a child