ADJECTIVE | VERB + VALIDITY | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤great極大的效力▸➤equal同樣合理◇Don't you think that both views have equal validity?難道你不認為這兩種觀點同樣都是合理的嗎?➤doubtful, dubious, questionable令人懷疑的/不可靠的/可疑的合法性▸➤face表面的合理◇The theory has the face validity of being consistent with recent findings.這一理論與最新的研究結果相一致,表面上是合理的。➤legal, scientific, statistical法律效力;科學上的合理性;統計上的合理性◇The legal validity of the claims has been challenged.這些索賠的合法性受到質疑。VERB + VALIDITY➤have具有效力▸➤give sth, lend sth使⋯具有效力;賦予⋯正確性◇His reputation lends a certain validity to the approach that it might not deserve.他的名望賦予這一方法某種其本身可能並不具備的可信性。➤assess, check, determine, establish, evaluate, investigate, test評估/檢查/決定/確立/評價/調查/檢驗有效性◇to assess the scientific validity of new treatments評估新療法的科學效用➤confirm, uphold確認/維持合法性◇The judges upheld the validity of the previous judgement.法官維持了原判。➤accept, acknowledge, recognize接受/承認/認可正確性➤demonstrate, prove, show表明正確性;證明正確性▸➤cast doubt on, challenge, deny, doubt, question, undermine懷疑正確性;質疑真實性;否認有效性;損害有效性PREPOSITION➤of... validity具⋯的正確性◇The results are of doubtful validity.這些結果的正確性值得懷疑。➤validity for在⋯方面的正確性◇the theory's validity for parent-child relationships這一理論在親子關係方面的正確性