illegal
英[?'li?g(?)l]
美[?'ligl]
- adj. [法] 非法的；違法的；違反規(guī)則的
- n. 非法移民；間諜
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?illegals;副詞:?illegally;
中文詞源
illegal 非法的
il-,不，非，來自in-在以字母l開頭前的拼寫異化形式，legal,合法的。
英文詞源
- illegal (adj.)
- 1620s, from French illégal or directly from Medieval Latin illegalis, from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + Latin legalis (see legal). Term illegal immigrant first recorded 1892 in American English (illegal immigration is from 1887).
雙語例句
- 1. By-laws are to make it illegal to smoke in public.
- 地方法規(guī)將規(guī)定在公共場合抽煙為非法。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Discrimination by employers on the grounds of race and nationality was illegal.
- 雇主以種族或國籍為由歧視員工是非法的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He repeated that he had never knowingly taken illegal drugs.
- 他再三強(qiáng)調(diào)自己從沒有故意吸毒。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Despite his illegal act, few people think badly of him.
- 盡管他干了違法的事情，但很少有人認(rèn)為他不好。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He surmised that he had discovered one of the illegal streets.
- 他推測自己已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了一條非法活動猖獗的街道。
來自柯林斯例句