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 has twice been rejected by the House of Lords.
该法规已经两次遭到上议院的否决。 - Similar legislation is already in place in Wales
类似的法规在威尔士已经就位。 - 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。 - There are few precedents for this sort of retroactive legislation.
这种有追溯力的法规鲜有先例。 - Eight senators sponsored legislation to stop the military funding.
8位参议员支持立法停止军事拨款。 - It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.
允许考虑先前的法律。 - 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 government rushed through legislation aimed at Mafia leaders
政府匆忙通过了针对黑手党首领的立法。 - He gave his assent to the proposed legislation
他批准了提请审议的法案。 - 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。