"legalized" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 合法化

Definition

指由政府或权威机构使原本非法的事情变成合法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Legalized” 常用于正式和法律术语，多指政府对原非法活动如“legalized gambling”（赌博合法化）、“legalized marijuana”（大麻合法化）的批准。日常生活中的一般许可不用这个词。

Examples

Gambling was legalized in the city last year.

这座城市去年**合法化**了赌博。

Same-sex marriage was legalized by the government.

政府**合法化**了同性婚姻。

The drug was recently legalized for medical use.

这种药最近被**合法化**用于医疗用途。

After years of debate, recreational marijuana was finally legalized.

经过多年的辩论，娱乐用大麻终于被**合法化**了。

Protests stopped once the activity was legalized.

一旦该活动被**合法化**，抗议就停止了。

Can you believe alcohol was once not legalized in some countries?

你能相信在一些国家酒精曾经没有被**合法化**吗？