Word · Frequency #24869
legalize
使合法化；使……合法
核心释义
to make something legal; to change the law so that an activity is allowed
- 1.
使合法或依法准许,可通过将原本非法的行为非刑事化或明确允许来实现。
To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
使合法或依法准许,可通过将原本非法的行为非刑事化或明确允许来实现。；法律上认为正当；使合法化；[法] 使合法化；法律上认可；使符法律
用法In use
The government plans to legalize same-sex marriage next year.
用法提示：动词原形 legalize 表示使合法化。
Many cities have legalized the use of electric scooters on sidewalks.
用法提示：过去分词 legalized 表示已被合法化。
They are legalizing the construction of tiny houses in residential areas.
用法提示：现在分词 legalizing 表示正在进行的合法化动作。
legalize sth
The government decided to legalize same-sex marriage.
政府决定使同性婚姻合法化。
legalize doing sth
后接动名词形式
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- legalize marijuana
- 使大麻合法化
- Several countries have voted to legalize marijuana for medical use.一些国家已投票使医用大麻合法化。
- legalize same-sex marriage
- 使同性婚姻合法化
- The government finally decided to legalize same-sex marriage.政府最终决定使同性婚姻合法化。
- legalize abortion
- 使堕胎合法化
- Activists are campaigning to legalize abortion nationwide.活动人士正在全国范围内开展运动，争取使堕胎合法化。
- legalize gambling
- 使赌博合法化
- The state is considering a bill to legalize online gambling.该州正在审议一项使在线赌博合法化的法案。
- legalize prostitution
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
由 legal（合法）加后缀 -ize（使…化）构成：把原本不合法的事物“化”成合法，记住“legal 合法 + ize 使动”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：legal/policy discussions、news reporting、casual conversation 该词语气中性，正式与非正式场合均常见。多用于法律、政策或社会议题的讨论，如关于毒品或婚姻的合法化。日常对话和新闻报道中也可使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the final spelling chunk -ize/-yze and pronounce it /aɪz/, matching the final sound of legalize. However, none is a perfect rhyme with legalize because legalize is stressed on the first syllable /ˈliːɡəlaɪz/; a perfect rhyme would require the same stressed vowel and all following sounds. Beware of lookalikes like legal /ˈliːɡəl/ and illegal /ɪˈliːɡəl/, which end in /ɡəl/ rather than /aɪz/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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