Word · Frequency #16502
unlawfully
/ənˈlɔfəli/
adverb
不合法地；非法地
核心释义
not conforming to the law
- 1.
以不符合法律的方式；非法地。
In a manner not conforming to the law.
以不符合法律的方式；非法地。；不正当地；不合法地
用法In use
The company was accused of unlawfully collecting customer data.
用法提示：副词“unlawfully”修饰动名词“collecting”，表示行为违反法律。
He was arrested for unlawfully entering the building after hours.
用法提示：“unlawfully”作副词修饰“entering”，说明该行为是不合法的。
The court ruled that the evidence had been unlawfully obtained.
用法提示：“unlawfully”修饰过去分词“obtained”，强调获取方式不合法律。
verb + unlawfully
unlawfully 修饰动词时通常紧跟在动词后，表示“以不合法的方式”。
They acted unlawfully.
他们的行为不合法。
be + unlawfully + past participle
此结构常用于法律语境，强调行为违反法律。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unlawfully killed
- 被非法杀害
- The coroner ruled that she was unlawfully killed.验尸官裁定她系被非法杀害。
- unlawfully detained
- 被非法拘留
- He was unlawfully detained for two weeks.他被非法拘留了两周。
- unlawfully obtained
- 非法取得的
- The court refused to admit the unlawfully obtained evidence.法院拒绝采信非法取得的证据。
- unlawfully present
- 非法居留的
- Immigrants unlawfully present in the country face deportation.非法居留在该国境内的移民面临被驱逐出境。
- act unlawfully
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
un = 不，law = 法律，fully = 地；把法律书推开，不按法律行事 → 不合法地。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、新闻报道、正式声明 unlawfully 是正式用词，通常用于法律或正式书面语境；日常口语中更常说 illegally。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 unlawfully 押韵的有 lawfully、awfully（都包含重读元音 /ɔː/ 后接 /fəli/）。注意 dutifully、beautifully、peacefully、willfully 拼写以 -fully 结尾，但重读音节元音不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.