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智析单词书

Inoperative

分析词义

Section titled “分析词义”

“Inoperative” 指某机器、法律、规则或计划当前无法运行、不起作用或已失效。

列举例句

Section titled “列举例句”
  1. “The elevator has been inoperative since the power cut.” (自断电以来，电梯一直处于停运状态。)
  2. “The old law became inoperative after the new regulations were passed.” (新规通过后，旧法便失效了。)
  3. “The safety switch was found to be inoperative during the inspection.” (检查过程中发现安全开关失灵了。)

词根分析

Section titled “词根分析”

词根 “oper” 源自拉丁语 “opus” (工作/作品)。与 “operate” (操作), “operation” (运行), “opera” (歌剧) 同源。

词缀分析

Section titled “词缀分析”
  • 前缀: “in-” (不)
  • 词根: “oper” (工作)
  • 后缀: “-ative” (形容词后缀)

文化背景

Section titled “文化背景”

这个词常用于正式的商业、工程或法律报告中。在政治历史上，“inoperative” 曾因尼克松的助手在水门事件中用它来形容之前的虚假陈述“已失效”而变得非常出名（暗示之前的谎言不再有效）。

单词变形

Section titled “单词变形”
  • 动词: operate (操作)
  • 反义词: operative (有效的/运行中的)

记忆辅助

Section titled “记忆辅助”

in (不) + operate (操作/运行) + ive = 不能运行的 -> 失效的。

助记故事

Section titled “助记故事”

“The space station’s main computer went inoperative after a small meteor hit the satellite dish. The astronauts had to fix it manually while floating in the dark. It took five hours before the screens flickered back to life.” (在小陨石撞击卫星天线后，空间站的主电脑瘫痪了。宇航员们不得不一边在黑暗中漂浮一边手动修理。花了五个小时，屏幕才重新闪烁亮起。)