legislation
英 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]
美 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]
n. 法规; 法律; 立法; 制订法律
复数：legislations
Collins.3 / BNC.1365 / COCA.2017
牛津词典
noun
- 法规；法律
a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament- an important piece of legislation
一条重要的法规 - 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。
- an important piece of legislation
- 立法；制订法律
the process of making and passing laws- Legislation will be difficult and will take time.
立法既费力又耗时。
- Legislation will be difficult and will take time.
柯林斯词典
- N-UNCOUNT 法律；法规
Legislationconsists of a law or laws passed by a government.- ...a letter calling for legislation to protect women's rights.
一封呼吁立法保护妇女权益的信
- ...a letter calling for legislation to protect women's rights.
英英释义
noun
- the act of making or enacting laws
- law enacted by a legislative body
双语例句
- The legislation was drafted by House Democrats.
法律由众议院民主党草拟。 - 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。 - Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.
影响养鸟者的立法提案的措词已经缓和一些了。 - 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。 - 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。 - It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.
允许考虑先前的法律。 - He gave his assent to the proposed legislation
他批准了提请审议的法案。 - They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.
他们对于立法成效心存疑虑。 - Because of the legislation I could not employ a woman. Women have made themselves unemployable. They have scored an own goal.
因为这项立法，我不能雇用女职员。妇女使得自己没法被人雇用，她们搬起石头砸了自己的脚。 - There are few precedents for this sort of retroactive legislation.
这种有追溯力的法规鲜有先例。