🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典:
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯!)
最近搜尋:
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1365 COCA: 2017

legislation

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
legislation /ˌl̟ɛʤəˈsleɪʃən/ noun
legislation
/ˌl̟ɛʤəˈsleɪʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of LEGISLATION
[noncount]
: a law or set of laws made by a government法律;法规
: the action or process of making laws立法
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1365 COCA: 2017

legislation

noun

leg·​is·​la·​tion ˌle-jə-ˈslā-shən How to pronounce legislation (audio)
1
: the action of legislating
specifically : the exercise of the power and function of making rules (such as laws) that have the force of authority by virtue of their promulgation by an official organ of a state or other organization
the major function of Congress is legislation W. S. Sayre
2
: the enactments of a legislator or a legislative body
legislation to help distressed homeowners
3
: a matter of business for or under consideration by a legislative body
She proposed new legislation to protect the environment.

Example Sentences

They passed new state legislation this week. Two new pieces of legislation are being considered. She introduced legislation for protecting the environment. More legislation is needed on this matter. Certain animals are protected under state legislation. One of the important functions of government is legislation. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Making people better off requires new and innovative changes to public policy, which is made through legislation. Mary Anastasia O’grady, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Biden’s Gallup approval rating jumped six points, from 38 percent to 44 percent before Labor Day, after Democrats passed their signature climate and health care legislation. Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2022 One Fair Wage, based in Massachusetts, is pushing for ballot measures and legislation similar to Initiative 82 in more than two dozen states. Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2022 FiveThirtyEight reported Cheney voted with Trump about 93% of the time, but the two clashed on topics including Russian sanctions, appropriations legislation and a measure to override Trump's veto of a 2020 defense bill. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Once a production service agreement has been signed, the service company, besides guaranteeing the completion of the shoot, will be well acquainted with applicable legislation and further necessary procedures. Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 6 Sep. 2022 Now, as the multi-billion-dollar fertility industry booms, there are people calling for more oversight, regulations and legislation. Alisyn Camerota, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Pelosi boosted fellow Democrats from California, giving them opportunities to work on prized committees and high-profile legislation. Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022 The poll was also conducted after a strong stretch for President Biden, which included Congress passing climate and health care legislation and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that 528,000 jobs had been created last month. Mark Murray, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1606, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of legislation was in 1606
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1365 COCA: 2017
legislation

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF LEGISLATION | VERB + LEGISLATION | LEGISLATION + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEfederal, national, parliamentary, state聯邦/全國/議會/國家立法draft, proposed法律草案/提案fresh, further, new新法規;進一步的立法effective, tough有效的/嚴格的立法complex複雜的立法controversial有爭議的立法unworkable (BrE) 不可行的法規The police think that such legislation would be unworkable.警方認為這種法規不可行。anti-abortion, anti-discrimination, civil rights, employment, energy, environmental, gun-control, health, housing, human rights, reform, social, etc.反墮胎法、反歧視法、民權法、勞動就業法、能源法、環境法、槍支管制法、衞生法、住房法、人權法、改革法、社會法等... OF LEGISLATIONpiece一項法規a major piece of legislation一項重要法規VERB + LEGISLATIONneed, require需要/要求立法call for, propose, push (especially NAmE) 呼籲/提議/推動立法They are calling for tough legislation to tackle this problem.他們提出制訂嚴格的法律來解決這個問題。draft, draw up起草法律bring forward, initiate, put forward (especially NAmE) 提出立法Anyone has the right to initiate legislation.任何人都有權提出立法。sponsor, support倡議/支持立法push through使立法獲得通過The government is pushing through legislation to ban smoking in all public places.政府正在力促通過立法,禁止在公共場所吸煙。approve, enact, introduce, pass, sign (especially NAmE) 批准立法;制訂法律;推行法律;通過立法;簽署法律Congress approved legislation which outlawed the sale of the drug.國會批准了禁止出售該藥的法律。Governor Bradbery signed legislation for $20 million in municipal relief.布拉德伯里州長簽署了 2,000 萬美元的城市救濟法案。adopt採納立法Member states may not adopt legislation contrary to EU law.成員國不能採納與歐盟法律相悖的立法。block, delay, oppose, veto阻礙/推遲/反對/否決立法Religious interests may try to block this legislation.宗教利益集團有可能試圖阻撓這項立法。amend修正法律repeal撤銷立法comply with遵守法律Companies have until December 31 to comply with the new legislation.公司必須在 12 月 31 號之後遵守新的法律。LEGISLATION + VERBcome into effect, come into force (both especially BrE) 法律生效New legislation on adoption comes into effect at the end of the year.新的收養法年底生效。allow sth, require sth法律允許⋯/要求⋯PREPOSITIONunder legislation按照法律There is no requirement to register a claim under the new legislation.按照新法,提出索賠沒有條件。legislation against反⋯的立法They are planning the introduction of legislation against sex discrimination.他們計劃出台反性別歧視的法律。legislation on關於⋯的立法Legislation on this issue is urgently needed.這個問題急需立法。

👨🏻‍🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文
Site Uptime