今天,我們一起看一下與law相關的習語和短語。
1、be a law unto yourself自行其是;我行我素
Some of the landowners were a law unto themselves. .某些土地所有者目無法紀。
2、go to law訴諸法律;提起訴訟;打官司
He went to law and did not succeed in his claim against us.他告上了法庭,但沒有告贏我們。
3、law and order法治;治安;遵紀守法
The government struggled to maintain law and order.政府努力維持治安。
4、the law of averages平均律
Keep applying and by the law of averages you'll get a job sooner or later.繼續申請吧,根據平均律你遲早會找到工作的。
5、the law of the jungle叢林法則;弱肉強食
It's the law of the jungle. 弱肉強食是叢林的法則。
6、lay down the law發號施令;嚴格規定
You shouldn't lay down the law to me about that. 你不應該就那件事來申斥我。
7、take the law into your own hands不通過法律擅自處理
The speeding motorist was pinned to the ground by angry locals who took the law into their own hands until police arrived.憤怒的當地人以暴代法——將超速司機強行按在地上,直至警察趕來。
8、there's no law against sth(對付批評自己的人)誰也管不著
I'll sing if I want to─there's no law against it.我想唱就唱——誰也管不著。
9、the letter of the law法律(或法規)的準確字面意義
They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.他們堅持嚴守法律的字面意義。
10、the rule of law法治
The legal belief can be divided into the belief in law and the belief in the rule of law.法的信仰可以分為對法律的信仰和對法治的信仰。
11、on the wrong side of the law違法
Busking is fun, but not if you end up on the wrong side of the law. 街頭表演是樂趣,但是,如果你違反了的話就並非如此了。
今天,關於law的用法就說這麼多,你都知道了嗎?