legislation

英 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]

n.  法规; 法律; 立法; 制订法律

复数：legislations　

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牛津词典

noun

• 法规；法律
  a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament
  1. an important piece of legislation
     一条重要的法规
  2. New legislation on the sale of drugs will be introduced next year.
     有关药物销售的新法规将于明年出台。
• 立法；制订法律
  the process of making and passing laws
  1. Legislation will be difficult and will take time.
     立法既费力又耗时。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 法律；法规
  Legislationconsists of a law or laws passed by a government.
  1. ...a letter calling for legislation to protect women's rights.
     一封呼吁立法保护妇女权益的信

英英释义

noun

• the act of making or enacting laws
  Synonym:legislatinglawmaking
• law enacted by a legislative body
  Synonym:statute law

双语例句

• The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
  共和国的法律允许年轻人服某种形式的替代役。
• The new industrial relations legislation curbed the power of the unions.
  新的劳资关系法规限制了工会的权力。
• There are few precedents for this sort of retroactive legislation.
  这种有追溯力的法规鲜有先例。
• The legislation has twice been rejected by the House of Lords.
  该法规已经两次遭到上议院的否决。
• The opposition says the legislation was drafted with indecent haste.
  反对人士认为该法律的起草太过草率。
• They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.
  他们对于立法成效心存疑虑。
• The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.
  预计这项法案将在下一届议会中通过。
• The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
  这项立法本身就是勉强妥协的产物。
• This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade
  这项立法与他们所谓的自由贸易相抵触。
• Legislation to that effect created fierce controversy both in Parliament and outside
  那类立法在议会内外都引起了激烈的争论。