bylaw

/ˈbaɪ.lɔː/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈaɪlˌɔ] /ˈbaɪ.lɑː/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈaɪlˌɔ] /ˈbī-ˌlȯ How to pronounce bylaw (audio)/ (ame, mw)

bylaw — 名詞

1. a rule created by a town, city, or other local authority for people in that area

1.名詞C1
釋義

地方法規

地方政府在特定區域施行的規定

a rule created by a town, city, or other local authority for people in that area

例句

The council adopted a bylaw banning fireworks near the old wooden bridge.

議會通過一項地方法規，禁止在老木橋附近施放煙火。

adopt a bylaw

Residents challenged the parking bylaw after winter trucks blocked their driveways.

冬天的卡車堵住住家車道後，居民對那條停車法規提出質疑。

parking bylaw

同義詞
  • ordinance

    very close in meaning, especially for a rule issued by a city or town

  • regulation

    a broader term for an official rule, often with more technical detail

  • statute

    usually a law passed by a legislature at a higher level

文法句型

adopt a bylaw

under a bylaw

municipal bylaw

用法筆記

Usually used for rules passed by a municipal or other local public body, not by a national legislature. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about an organization's internal rules.

常見錯誤

❌Parliament passed a bylaw on fuel taxes.
✅Parliament passed a law on fuel taxes.
💡a bylaw is normally made by a local authority, not a national legislature.

2. an official rule that a club, company, or other organization sets for managing i

2.名詞C1
釋義

內部章程

團體管理成員與事務的正式規則

an official rule that a club, company, or other organization sets for managing its members and affairs

例句

The choir added a bylaw limiting how long officers may serve.

合唱團新增一條內部章程，限制幹部可任職多久。

add a bylaw

According to the club's bylaws, members must vote before selling equipment.

依照社團章程，成員在出售設備前必須先投票。

according to the bylaws

同義詞
  • rule

    the broad everyday word, less formal than bylaw

  • regulation

    formal and procedural, often about how people must act

  • charter

    a broader founding document rather than one specific internal rule

  • constitution

    usually the higher-level governing text of an organization

文法句型

amend a bylaw

the bylaws of an organization

follow the bylaws

用法筆記

Often appears in the plural when people mean the whole set of rules for an organization. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about rules made by a local public authority.

常見錯誤

❌Our team has a bylaw to bring snacks on Friday.
✅Our team has a rule to bring snacks on Friday.
💡bylaw is used for formal written rules, not casual group habits.