不活动的,无效力的,不发生效力的
Inoperative \In*op"er*a*tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + operative.] Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.
inoperative adj : not operating; "an inoperative law" [ant: {operative}]