Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #539
rule
规则；规定；准则；标准；法则
a statement or principle that tells you what is allowed or what should be done, or a prescribed method for doing something
- 1.
A regulation, law, guideline.
规章,法律,指导方针
- 2.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
通常支配行为的准则
- 3.
A regulating principle.
调节原则
- 4.
something regarded as a normative example
规范性范例
- 5.
The act of ruling; administration of law; government; empire; authority; control.
统治行为；法律管理；政府；帝国；权威；控制
- 6.
prescribed guide for conduct or action
规定的行为指南
- 7.
A normal condition or state of affairs.
正常状态或情况
- 8.
An order regulating the practice of the courts, or an order made between parties to an action or a suit.
规范法院实践的命令,或在诉讼各方之间作出的命令
- 9.
A determinate method prescribed for performing any operation and producing a certain result.
规定的执行某操作并产生特定结果的方法
- 10.
A ruler; device for measuring, a straightedge, a measure.
尺子；测量工具,直尺,量具
- 11.
A straight line (continuous mark, as made by a pen or the like), especially one lying across a paper as a guide for writing.
直线(如用笔等画的连续标记),尤其是横跨纸张作为书写指南的线
常态；通常情况；惯例；统治；管辖；控制；法院命令；法庭规则；裁定；尺；直尺；直线；横线（书写基准线）
In use
You must follow the school rules.
It's a basic rule of grammar that every sentence needs a verb.
The referee explained the rules of the game to the players.
it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast
violence is the rule not the exception
Connections
Collocations
- as a rule
- 通常，一般来说
- As a rule, I don't eat after 8 pm.通常，我晚上8点后不吃东西。
- rule of law
- 法治
- A democratic society is based on the rule of law.民主社会以法治为基础。
- rule of thumb
- 经验法则
- As a rule of thumb, you should drink eight glasses of water a day.根据经验法则，你每天应该喝八杯水。
- golden rule
- 黄金法则
- The golden rule is to treat others as you want to be treated.黄金法则是待人如己。
- break the rules
- 违反规则
- He was punished for breaking the rules.他因违反规则而受到惩罚。
- follow the rules
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 ruler（统治者）也含有 rule，就像统治者用尺子（ruler）制定规则（rule）。
Context & Register
作为名词时，通常指规则、规定或统治，常用于学校、工作、法律或游戏等场合，语气多为中性，但在管理制度或法律条文中偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words are perfect rhymes with 'rule', sharing the stressed vowel and ending /uːl/. Note that 'rule' is spelled with 'ule' while these use 'ool'.
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 5，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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