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be legalistic
Her analysis of the law is legalistic.
她对法律的分析是尊重法律的。
尊重法律的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
尊重法律的
respecting the law
Her analysis of the law is legalistic.
她对法律的分析是尊重法律的。
指人拘泥于法律条文。
Of a person, following the letter of the law.
指人倾向于诉诸法律,如经常起诉的人。
Of a person, tending to resort to the law, as one who sues frequently.
实行或具有律法主义特征的。
Practicing or characterized by legalism.
Being legalistic, the judge carefully examined every detail of the case.
由于尊重法律，法官仔细检查了案件的每一个细节。
Her legalistic attitude toward the rules made the team less flexible.
她对规则那种尊重法律的态度使团队变得不那么灵活。
He is so legalistic that he reads every line of the contract.
他非常尊重法律，连合同的每一行都要读。
Her analysis of the law is legalistic.
她对法律的分析是尊重法律的。
He has a legalistic attitude toward rules.
他对规则采取一种尊重法律的态度。
Not this
The rules are very legal.
Use this
The rules are very legalistic.
legal 意为“合法的；法律上的”，而 legalistic 才表示“尊重法律条文/讲求法律形式”的意思。这里想表达的是规则过于注重法律条文，不能用 legal。
Not this
He is very legalist.
Use this
He is very legalistic.
legalist 是名词，意为“法律条文主义者”，不能放在 be 动词后作表语形容词修饰人；应改用形容词 legalistic。
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注重法律条文的方法
Her legalistic approach to the project slowed down every decision.
她那种注重法律条文的方法拖慢了每个决策。
注重法律条文的解释
A purely legalistic interpretation of the rule misses its intended purpose.
对规则纯然注重法律条文的解释，会错失其本意。
注重法律条文的措辞
The policy was written in legalistic language that confused the employees.
该政策以注重法律条文的措辞写成，令员工困惑。
注重法律条文的思维
His legalistic mindset made him see every problem as a matter of rules.
他那种注重法律条文的思维使他将每个问题都视为规则问题。
注重法律条文的规则
The club's legalistic rules left no room for common sense.
俱乐部注重法律条文的规则毫无常识变通余地。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想 legal（法律）+ istic（形容词后缀），记成“凡事以法律为准”，即尊重法律。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律讨论、学术写作、批评性评论 通常用于正式或学术语境，指过分拘泥于法律条文或规章制度，略带批评意味。
以上单词均与 legalistic 的尾音相同，重音部分均为 /ɪstɪk/。注意不要与发音不同的形近词混淆，如 fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ 和 dramatic /drəˈmætɪk/，它们的元音是 /æstɪk/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.