ordinance

ordinance — 名詞

1. an official law or order issued by a city, council, or other public authority

1.名詞C1
釋義

條例；法令

地方政府或機關制定的正式規定

an official law or order issued by a city, council, or other public authority

例句

The city passed an ordinance to limit loud music after midnight.

市政府通過一項條例，限制午夜過後播放大聲音樂。

pass an ordinance

At dinner, Rosa explained the recycling ordinance to her new tenants.

吃晚飯時，Rosa 向新房客解釋那項回收條例。

collocation: recycling ordinance

同義詞
  • regulation

    a broader word for an official rule, often with more detail about how something must be done

  • bylaw

    often a rule made by a local council or by an organization for its own members

  • statute

    usually a law passed by a legislature, often at a higher level than a city ordinance

  • decree

    suggests a direct order from a ruler or authority, often more top-down in tone

文法句型

pass an ordinance

violate an ordinance

local ordinance

用法筆記

Often used for rules issued by a city, town, council, or similar local body rather than by a national legislature. Common verbs are pass, adopt, repeal, post, and violate.

常見錯誤

❌The city made a new ordinance about helmets.
✅The city passed a new ordinance about helmets.
💡pass is the more typical verb for formally approving a legal rule.