laws
US /lɔːz/
UK /lɔːz/
複數名詞
1.
法律, 法規
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
範例:
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Ignorance of the laws is no excuse.
對法律的無知不能作為藉口。
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New laws were passed to protect the environment.
新的法律被通過以保護環境。
2.
定律, 法則
a statement of fact, deduced from observation, to the effect that a particular natural or scientific phenomenon always occurs if certain conditions are present
範例:
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Newton's laws of motion are fundamental to physics.
牛頓運動定律是物理學的基礎。
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The laws of thermodynamics govern energy transfer.
熱力學定律支配著能量的傳遞。