[ほねをぬすむ, honewonusumu] (exp, v5m) (1) (See 骨を惜しむ) to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble; (2) (arch) (as 骨を盗むまい, 骨を盗まず, etc.) to nullify someone's efforts [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nullify \Nul"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nullified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Nullifying}.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare
(in comp.) to make. See {Null}, a., and {-fy}.]
To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or
efficacy.
[1913 Webster]
Such correspondence would at once nullify the
conditions of the probationary system. --I. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel.
See {Abolish}.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nullify
v 1: declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
[syn: {invalidate}, {annul}, {quash}, {void}, {avoid},
{nullify}] [ant: {formalise}, {formalize}, {validate}]
2: show to be invalid [syn: {invalidate}, {nullify}] [ant:
{validate}]
3: make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of; "Her
optimism neutralizes his gloom"; "This action will negate the
effect of my efforts" [syn: {neutralize}, {neutralise},
{nullify}, {negate}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
