lawfully

/ˈlɔːfəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔːfəli/ (ame, ipa) · /-f(ə)lē -li/ (ame, mw)

lawfully — 副詞

1. without breaking the law, and only in ways that legal rules permit.

1.副詞C1
釋義

合法地

以不違反法律的方式

without breaking the law, and only in ways that legal rules permit.

例句

The company dismissed workers lawfully after giving the required notice.

公司在依法發出通知後，才合法解雇員工。

verb + lawfully after following legal procedure

Rania lawfully carried the medicine across the border with a permit.

Rania 持許可證，合法把藥品帶過邊境。

verb + lawfully with permit-based action

同義詞
  • legally

    the more common everyday equivalent for following the law

  • rightfully

    stresses having a fair or legal claim, not simply obeying rules

  • validly

    narrower and more formal, often about contracts, votes, or legal status

反義詞
  • illegally

    the direct everyday opposite

  • unlawfully

    a more formal opposite often seen in legal writing

文法句型

verb + lawfully

be lawfully + past participle

用法筆記

Most often used with actions that can be checked against official rules, such as entering, renting, marrying, owning, or dismissing someone. It usually follows the main verb or appears inside a passive verb phrase.

常見錯誤

❌The company dismissed workers legal.
✅The company dismissed workers lawfully.
💡use the adverb to describe how the action was done; 'legal' is an adjective.