Dictionary entry
legislative act
由立法机构通过的法案
an act passed by a legislative body
- 1.
an act passed by a legislative body
In use
The new legislative act requires all businesses to report their carbon emissions annually.
Citizens protested against the legislative act that limited freedom of speech.
The governor signed the legislative act into law yesterday afternoon.
pass a legislative act
The parliament passed a legislative act to reduce taxes.
议会通过了一项减税法案。
enact a legislative act
The government enacted a legislative act on environmental protection.
政府颁布了一项环境保护法案。
under a legislative act
Under this legislative act, all citizens must pay a new tax.
根据这项法案，所有公民必须缴纳一项新税。
the legislative act + verb
The legislative act requires companies to disclose their emissions.
该法案要求公司披露其排放量。
Common mistakes
The government legislative acted to pass the law.The government passed a legislative act to establish the law.
“legislative act”是名词短语，不能用作动词。中文学习者受翻译影响常误用作动词，改为动词“passed”加宾语即可。
Congress approved legislative act yesterday.Congress approved a legislative act yesterday.
“legislative act”是可数名词短语，需要冠词。中文无冠词，学习者易漏用。
Connections
Confusing words
- legislation
- 立法 · legislative act 指具体的一项法案，而 legislation 指立法过程或法律体系的总称，不可数
- bill
- 议案 · bill 是尚未通过的法案草案，而 legislative act 是已经立法机关通过并生效的法案
- statute
- 成文法 · statute 通常指立法机关制定的正式法律，与 legislative act 意思相近但 statute 更强调其成文法和法律效力，且常与案例法相对
Word family
- legislate
- 立法；制定法律 · verb
- legislation
- 立法；法律 · noun
- legislative
- 立法的；立法机构的 · adjective
Learner notes
Grammar Note
正式用语，指立法机构通过的法案。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.