Word · Frequency #20537
codify
编纂；编成法典；系统化整理
To arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code; to organize something into a system.
- 1.
To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
将...编成法典,整理成法典。
- 2.
To collect and arrange in a systematic form.
系统化地收集和整理。
- 3.
To enact as an official rule or law.
制定为正式规则或法律。
将…制定为法律；立法；将...编成法典,整理成法典。；系统化地收集和整理。；制定为正式规则或法律。；编成法典；[法] 使成文法化
In use
The committee worked to codify the rules for the competition.
Lawyers codify complex legal decisions into accessible guidelines.
The company decided to codify its internal policies to ensure consistency.
codify + noun phrase
最常见的用法，直接跟宾语。
The government plans to codify the new regulations.
政府计划将新规定编成法典。
codify + noun phrase + into + noun phrase
表示将某物编成另一体系。
They codified the customary laws into a single code.
他们将习惯法编纂成单一法典。
be codified + in/as + noun phrase
被动结构，强调被编入某处。
Connections
Collocations
- codify laws
- 编纂法律；将法律编成法典
- The government decided to codify the scattered laws into a single legal code.政府决定将零散的法律编纂成一部统一法典。
- codify rules
- 制定成文规则；把规则系统化
- The committee met to codify the rules for membership.委员会开会把成员资格规则编成条文。
- codify practices
- 将做法系统化；把惯例整理成文
- The manual codifies best practices for remote work.这份手册系统化了远程工作的最佳做法。
- codify procedures
- 将程序制度化；制定正式程序
- We need to codify the procedures for handling complaints.我们需要制定处理投诉的正式程序。
- codify standards
- 制定标准；把标准编入规范
- The agency codified strict safety standards for the industry.该机构为这一行业制定了严格的安全标准。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
code（代码/法典）+ -ify（使成）→ 把零散规则像写代码一样系统编成法典。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：立法与法律文本、学术或专业写作、公司或机构规章 codify 通常用于正式场合，多出现在法律、规章或学术语境中，表示‘编成法典’或‘系统化整理’；日常口语中较少使用，正式文件或书面表达比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these -ify words rhymes with codify: their stressed vowel differs from codify's /əʊ/ (for example, modify has /ɒ/). They are useful spelling lookalikes to compare the common -ify ending, but do not rely on them for rhyming sound.
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