搜尋結果
dead letter
- IPA[ˌdɛd ˈlɛtə]
英式
- a law or treaty which has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.;a thing which is unimportant or obsolete
noun: dead letter, plural noun: dead letters
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a law or treaty which has not been repealed but is ineffectual or defunct in practice.
- ▪ a thing which is unimportant or obsolete theoretical reasoning is a dead letter to a child
- 2. North American an unclaimed or undelivered piece of mail.