Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3103
illegal
非法的；违法的
forbidden or not allowed by law, especially criminal law
- 1.
Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
违反法律的,尤其是刑法
- 2.
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
法律或官方或公认规则禁止的
- 3.
Forbidden by established rules.
被既定规则禁止的
- 4.
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
完全虚构的,通常代表不存在的领土或国家发行
违反规定的；不合规则的；伪造的；臆造的；违反法律的,尤其是刑法；法律或官方或公认规则禁止的；被既定规则禁止的
In use
It is illegal to park in front of a fire hydrant.
The police found a large amount of illegal drugs in the warehouse.
Downloading copyrighted movies without permission is illegal.
an illegal chess move
illegal + noun
He was arrested for illegal possession of drugs.
他因非法持有毒品被捕。
be illegal
It is illegal to park here.
在这里停车是违法的。
be illegal for sb to do sth
介词 for 引出动作的执行者。
Connections
Collocations
- illegal immigration
- 非法移民
- The government is taking measures to curb illegal immigration.政府正在采取措施遏制非法移民。
- illegal drugs
- 非法毒品
- He was arrested for possession of illegal drugs.他因持有非法毒品而被捕。
- illegal activity
- 非法活动
- The police are cracking down on illegal activity in the area.警方正在打击该地区的非法活动。
- illegal possession
- 非法持有
- He was charged with illegal possession of firearms.他被指控非法持有枪支。
- illegal trade
- 非法贸易
- The illegal trade of endangered species is a serious problem.濒危物种的非法贸易是一个严重的问题。
- illegal content
Learner notes
Memory Tip
非法（illegal）的il-似ill（病态），合法生病即非法。
Context & Register
多用于法律、规章等正式语境，在日常对话中也较常见，但通常指违反法律或规则的行为。
Grammar Note
通常作定语或表语，不用于比较级。
Pronunciation & Spelling
legal和regal与illegal的韵脚相同（/iːɡəl/）；illegible拼写以'il-'开头但发音不同（/ɪˈlɛdʒəbəl/ vs /ɪˈliːɡəl/）。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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