law
gb/lˈɔ/ us/lˈɔ/
A2
Anh
~ 400
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A2
entity
1
Rules set by a government
The rules made by a government to control what people can and cannot do.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone/something] is against the law
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'law' (the system of rules) with 'rule' (a specific instruction, often less formal).
Từ đồng nghĩa
legislation (Refers specifically to laws that have been formally enacted by a legislative body.)
Từ trái nghĩa
anarchy (The absence of laws or governmental authority.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
break the law
|against the law
|obey the law
|enforce the law
|pass a law
Chủ đề
government
|society
|justice
|law
|politics
Ví dụ
- Stealing is against the law in every country.
- The new law requires all drivers to wear seat belts.
- Police officers are responsible for enforcing the law.
- The government passed a law to protect endangered species.
Ví dụ cho người học
- It is against the law to steal.
- The law says you must pay taxes.
- The police make sure people follow the law.
- A new law was made last year.
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
An individual legal rule
One rule in the system of laws.
Mẫu sử dụng:
pass [a law]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes use 'law' instead of 'rule' for non-legal contexts, such as sports or games.
Từ đồng nghĩa
statute (A formal written law passed by a legislative body.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
pass a law
|change a law
|repeal a law
|law against [something]
Chủ đề
government
|justice
|law
Ví dụ
- A new law was passed to ban smoking in restaurants.
- This law protects workers from unfair dismissal.
- There is no law against walking barefoot in public.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The city has a new law about parking.
- This law says children must go to school.
- We want to change this old law.
Danh từ
B2
entity
3
The study or profession of law
The study or job of working with laws and courts.
Mẫu sử dụng:
study [law] / practice [law]
Từ đồng nghĩa
jurisprudence (A more formal or academic term for the theory or philosophy of law.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
study law
|practice law
|law school
Chủ đề
education
|profession
|law
|work
Ví dụ
- She studied law at Harvard University.
- After graduating, he began practicing law in New York.
- Law is a competitive field that requires years of study.
Ví dụ cho người học
- She wants to study law at university.
- He works in law as a lawyer.
- Law is not easy to learn.
Danh từ
technical
B2
entity
4
Scientific principle describing nature
A scientific rule that always happens in nature when certain things occur.
Từ đồng nghĩa
principle (A general truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for reasoning or action.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
law of physics
|Newton's laws
Chủ đề
science
|education
Ví dụ
- Newton's first law explains how objects move when no force acts on them.
- The law of gravity affects everything on Earth.
- Scientific laws are based on evidence and observation.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The law of gravity pulls things down.
- Newton's laws explain movement.
- This is a scientific law about heat.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
law
IPA
GB/lˈɔ/
US/lˈɔ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
law (1 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (law)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: law
- Plural: law, laws
Họ từ
Forms
laws
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
legalization
noun
lawlessness
noun
Cách diễn đạt
against the law
1/əɡˈɛnst ðə lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
Illegal according to the law
Not allowed by the rules made by the government.
Ví dụ
- It is against the law to drive without insurance.
- Selling alcohol to minors is against the law.
by law
2/bˈaɪ lˈɔ/
fixed phrase
As required by legal rules
Because the rules made by the government say so.
Ví dụ
- By law, all food products must have labels showing ingredients.
- Employers are required by law to provide safe working conditions.
law and order
3/lˈɔ ˈænd ˈɔɹdɚ/
fixed phrase
Peace maintained by obeying laws
When people follow the rules and there is peace in society.
Ví dụ
- The police are working hard to maintain law and order in the city.
- Without law and order, society would fall into chaos.
lay down the law
1/lˈeɪ dˈaʊn ðə lˈɔ/
idiom
informal
State rules firmly
To tell people what they must do in a strict way.
Ví dụ
- The teacher laid down the law on cheating from day one.
- The teacher laid down the law about homework deadlines.
- At home, my parents laid down the law about curfews.
- He laid down the law to his children about bedtime.