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A paper you sign saying you give up a right — usually the right to sue someone if you get hurt. Before you go bungee jumping, ski, join a race, or have certain kinds of treatment, they hand you a waiver: sign here, and you agree not to blame us.
A paper you sign一份你簽名的文件 saying you give up a right表示你放棄某個權利 — usually the right to sue someone if you get hurt通常是指如果你受傷，放棄告對方的權利。Before you go bungee jumping, ski, join a race, or have certain kinds of treatment在你去高空彈跳、滑雪、參加比賽，或接受某些治療之前, they hand you a waiver他們會給你一份waiver: sign here在這裡簽名, and you agree not to blame us就代表你同意不會怪他們。
The word can also mean the act of giving that right up, not just the document: 'a waiver of fees' means the fees have been dropped for you; 'the university granted him a waiver' means a rule was set aside in his case.
The word can also mean the act of giving that right up這個字也可以指放棄那個權利的這個動作, not just the document不只是指那份文件: 'a waiver of fees''a waiver of fees' means意思是 the fees have been dropped for you費用已經幫你免掉了; 'the university granted him a waiver''the university granted him a waiver' means意思是 a rule was set aside in his case在他的情況裡有一條規定被放寬了。
It is a legal and official word — you meet it in contracts, at hospitals, at universities, in insurance, and in sports leagues. The verb behind it is '' (to give up a right or drop a requirement), and note the spelling: → waiver.
It is a legal and official word這是個法律和正式的用詞 — you meet it你會在這些地方遇到它 in contracts合約裡, at hospitals醫院裡, at universities大學裡, in insurance保險裡, and in sports leagues還有運動聯盟裡。The verb behind it is它背後的動詞是 'waive''waive' (to give up a right or drop a requirement)（放棄某個權利或免除某項要求）, and note the spelling要注意拼法: waive → waiverwaive → waiver。
組成From Anglo-Norman weyver, tied to the verb waive. On the surface: waive (give up a right) + -er, an old legal way of making a noun from a verb, as in 'disclaimer'.
同家族的字
- waivethe verb this noun comes from
- disclaimersame legal verb + -er noun pattern
原始詞典資料7 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。
waivernoun/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/
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The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
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lawA legal document removing some requirement, such as waiving a right (giving it up) or a waiver of liability (agreeing to hold someone blameless).
- I had to sign a waiver when I went skydiving, agreeing not to sue even if something went wrong.
- Growth Energy sent the entire report to the E.P.A., but the summary it provided with its formal waiver request — and uses in press materials — said that when using E15 and E20, “there were no significant changes in vehicle tailpipe emissions, vehicle drivability or small nonroad engine emissions as ethanol content increased.”
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hobbieslifestylesportsrelating to waivers
- Regula is another waiver-eligible player who could be lost when sent to the minors.
- They own first waiver priority, and if the season ended today, they’d have the best odds in the 2026 NHL Draft Lottery.
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Something that releases a person from a requirement.
- I needed a waiver from the department head to take the course because I didn't technically have the prerequisite courses.
- I needed a waiver from the zoning board for the house because the lot was so small, but they let me build because it was next to the park.
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obsoleteThe process of waiving or outlawing a person.
waiververb/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/
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To waive (to relinquish, to forego).
- The USACIDC Accreditation Division will conduct an annual reconciliation of the individual's academic achievement, through his or her unit commander, until he or she meets the waivered civilian education requirement.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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。