- 1
Expiry is the point when something stops being valid or usable - like the expiry of a passport, a coupon, or the date on food packaging (the "expiry date", called "expiration date" in American English) showing when it is no longer safe or good to use.
到期、過期(常見於「到期日」expiry date)
組成expire (to come to an end, stop being valid) + -y (a noun ending)
同家族的字
- expirethe same root word, just without "-y"
- expirationthe same root - the American English version of this noun
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
expirynoun/ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/
- 1
End; termination; expiration.
- upon expiry
- approaching expiry
- 2
Death.
- 3
Synonym of expiration date.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。