"annul" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 宣佈無效
• 取消（法律）

Definition

正式宣佈某事物（如法律、合同或婚姻）不再有效或沒有法律效力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“annul”主要用於正式或法律場合，常見於婚姻、合同、法律等語境，如“annul a marriage”。意思不是單純的“取消”，而是追溯既往地令其無效，像從未存在一樣。

Examples

The judge decided to annul the contract.

法官決定**宣佈無效**該合同。

They wanted to annul their marriage after only three months.

他們想在結婚僅三個月後**宣佈無效**婚姻。

A new law can annul previous agreements.

一項新法律可以**取消**先前的協議。

If there's proof of fraud, the contract may be annulled by the court.

如果有欺詐證據，法院可以**宣佈無效**合同。

She applied to annul her marriage on the grounds of bigamy.

她以重婚為由申請**宣佈無效**她的婚姻。

Sometimes, mistakes in paperwork can annul an entire deal.

有時候，文件填寫的錯誤會**使**整個交易**無效**。