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
- They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.
他们对于立法成效心存疑虑。 - 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。 - 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。 - There have been threats to veto any legislation that comes down the pike.
他们威胁说要否决任何新出台的立法提案。 - 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。 - 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。 - The legislation represents in itself an unhappy compromise.
这项立法本身就是勉强妥协的产物。 - Bankers are quick to condemn retrospective tax legislation.
银行家们立即声讨有追溯效力的税收立法。 - 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。 - It is a highly complex piece of legislation.
它是一项非常复杂的法规。