dead letter的意思|示意
n. （无法投递的）死信，形同虚设的规定
dead letter相关例句
In our department, this rule has become a dead letter.
在我们这个部门, 这条制度已成为一纸空文.
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Many people say that detente is now a dead letter.
很多人说缓和国际紧张局势的论调已是明日黄花.
辞典例句
Rules and regulations, once set up, should not be turned into a dead letter.
规章制度一经订立, 不应成为一纸虚文.
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The will itself is made a dead letter.
遗嘱本身成了一纸空文了.
辞典例句
Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation.
法律如果没有法院来详细说明和解释其真正意义和作用,就是一纸空文.
辞典例句
It is regrettable that our appeal a dead letter.
遗憾的是,我们当时的呼吁石沉大海.
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