- 1棄權書;免責同意書;(費用、規定的)豁免
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. 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. 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.
From the word’s history
From Anglo-Norman weyver; surface analysis waive + -er.
源自盎格魯諾曼法文 weyver;可看作 waive 加 -er。
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,摘錄並精簡格式,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)/
- 1
The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
- 2
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.”
- 3
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.
- 4
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.
- 5
obsoleteThe process of waiving or outlawing a person.
waiververb/ˈweɪ.və(ɹ)/
- 1
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:
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