laws
US /lɔːz/
UK /lɔːz/
복수 명사
1.
법률, 규칙
the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties
예시:
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Ignorance of the laws is no excuse.
법을 모르는 것은 변명이 되지 않는다.
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New laws were passed to protect the environment.
환경 보호를 위해 새로운 법률이 통과되었다.
2.
법칙, 원리
a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present
예시:
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Newton's laws of motion are fundamental to physics.
뉴턴의 운동 법칙은 물리학의 기본이다.
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The laws of thermodynamics govern energy transfer.
열역학 법칙은 에너지 전달을 지배한다.