"legalize" in Chinese (Traditional)
使合法化
Definition
使某事變得合法,被法律允許,通常指之前是非法的事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於社會、法律、政治討論上,與毒品、婚姻等之前被禁止的事物有關。反義詞為「定為非法」或「犯罪化」。
Examples
Some countries have legalized same-sex marriage.
有些國家已經**使**同性婚姻**合法化**。
They want to legalize medical marijuana.
他們想**使**醫用大麻**合法化**。
The government refuses to legalize gambling.
政府拒絕**使**賭博**合法化**。
It took years of debate to finally legalize this practice.
經過多年的討論,這項做法終於被**合法化**了。
Just because something is legalized doesn’t mean everyone agrees with it.
一件事被**合法化**並不代表所有人都認同它。
There's a big push to legalize sports betting in more states.
現在有很大呼聲要在更多地區**使**體育博彩**合法化**。