"legislate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 立法

Definition

由政府或官方机构制定或颁布法律。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式用词，多用于法律、政治、政府语境。常见搭配：“对……立法”、“为……立法”、“就……立法”。日常生活中很少使用，一般指官方立法行为。

Examples

The government can legislate to protect the environment.

政府可以**立法**保护环境。

Only elected bodies are allowed to legislate.

只有民选机构才被允许**立法**。

They want to legislate new safety rules for workers.

他们想**立法**为工人制定新安全规则。

It's not enough to just discuss—sometimes you have to actually legislate.

光讨论不够，有时必须真正去**立法**。

Congress failed to legislate on the issue last year.

国会去年未能就此问题**立法**。

You can't legislate away every problem, but you can make a difference.

不是每个问题都能通过**立法**解决，但你仍然可以有所作为。