legislation
发音
How to pronounce legislation in British English:
英 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]
How to pronounce legislation in American English:
美 [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn]
-
- Noun:
- law enacted by a legislative body
- the act of making or enacting laws
单词词源
- legislation (n.)
- 1650s, from French législation, from Late Latin legislationem (nominative legislatio), properly two words, legis latio, "proposing (literally 'bearing') of a law;" see legislator.
双语例句
- 1. Many of the proposals would require legislation .
- 2. Transforming the commission 's proposals into legislation will take time .
- 3. Legislation will then be introduced to limit working hours .
- 4. Officials have indicated that two or three gaming licences will be issued once subsidiary legislation is passed .
- 5. Luxembourg mirrored this legislation in 2004 .