Word · Frequency #6194
unlawful
非法的；违法的
核心释义
illegal; not permitted by law
- 1.
被禁止的；法律不允许的(无论是民法还是刑法；参见 illegal)
Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
- 2.
不符合法律、道德或社会习俗的
not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
- 3.
违反法律的；被法律禁止或对抗法律的
contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
- 4.
不道德的；不允许的
not morally right or permissible
不道德的；不正当的；被禁止的；法律不允许的(无论是民法还是刑法；参见 illegal)；不符合法律、道德或社会习俗的；违反法律的；被法律禁止或对抗法律的；不道德的；不允许的
用法In use
It is unlawful to park in front of a fire hydrant.
用法提示：unlawful 作表语，表示‘法律禁止的’。
The company was fined for its unlawful use of customer data.
用法提示：unlawful 作定语修饰 use，表示‘非法的’。
The judge declared the new city tax unlawful.
用法提示：unlawful 作宾语补足语，表示‘违法的’。
unlawful measures
unlawful money
unlawful hunters
unlawful love
unlawful + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unlawful act
- 非法行为
- He was charged with an unlawful act.他被指控犯有非法行为。
- unlawful killing
- 非法杀人
- The court ruled it a case of unlawful killing.法庭裁定这是一起非法杀人案件。
- unlawful assembly
- 非法集会
- The police broke up the unlawful assembly.警察驱散了非法集会。
- unlawful detention
- 非法拘留
- The prisoners complained of unlawful detention.囚犯们投诉遭到非法拘留。
- unlawful discrimination
- 非法歧视
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
拆分记忆：un（不）+ law（法律）+ ful，即“不合法”。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于法律或正式语境，表示违反法律或道德规范。
语法说明Grammar Note
常作表语，后接不定式或for sb to do sth结构
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: awful, lawful. The remaining words share the -ful ending but have different stressed vowels (e.g., beautiful has /uː/, careful has /eə/, helpful has /e/, powerful has /aʊ/).
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.