Word · Frequency #11880
legislate
立法；制定法律
核心释义
To make or pass laws, including amending or repealing existing laws.
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制定法律(包括修订或废止现有法律)
To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).
制定法律(包括修订或废止现有法律)；制定法律；用立法规定
用法In use
The government plans to legislate on online privacy next year.
用法提示：这里 legislate 表示“立法”，是不及物动词，后接 on 引出立法主题。
It is hard to legislate for every possible accident, so the rules stay simple.
用法提示：这里 legislate 是不及物动词，与 for 连用表示“针对……立法”。
If the city council decides to legislate, landlords will have to follow new safety rules.
用法提示：这里 legislate 单独使用，作不及物动词，表示“行使立法权、制定法律”。
legislate on sth
legislate 作不及物动词，表示就某个议题立法时用 on。
The government plans to legislate on climate change this year.
政府计划今年就气候变化立法。
legislate against sth
against 表示立法禁止或防范某事。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- legislate against
- 立法禁止；立法打击
- Many countries have legislated against smoking in public places.许多国家已立法禁止在公共场所吸烟。
- legislate for
- 为…立法；通过立法支持
- The government is legislating for stronger consumer protection.政府正在为加强消费者保护立法。
- legislate on
- 就…立法；对…作出法律规定
- Parliament will legislate on the new data protection rules next week.议会下周将就新的数据保护规则进行立法。
- legislate by decree
- 通过法令立法；以法令制定法律
- The ruler can legislate by decree without consulting the assembly.统治者可以不咨询议会，通过法令进行立法。
- attempt to legislate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：legislate 中的 legis 像 legal（法），故为“立法”。画面：议员们举手表决法律草案。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律与政治讨论、新闻报道、正式文件 这个词通常用于正式或法律语境，多出现在议会、新闻报道和官方文件中；日常口语里较少用，可以说 make laws 更自然。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words above all end in the letters -ate and finish with the vowel sound /eɪt/, matching the final sound of legislate. Be careful: -ate is not always pronounced this way, e.g. climate /ˈklaɪmət/ and chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/; also the related words legislation /ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ and legislature /ˈledʒɪsleɪtʃə/ look similar but sound different. In legislate the stress falls on the first syllable: /ˈledʒɪsleɪt/.
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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