lawless
/ˈlɔːləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɔːləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈlȯ-ləs/ (ame, mw)
lawless — 形容詞
- lawlesspositive
- more lawlesscomparative
- most lawlesssuperlative
1. describes a place, time, or group where rules are ignored and crime happens free
無法無天的
法律無人遵守、犯罪橫行的；違反法律的
describes a place, time, or group where rules are ignored and crime happens freely, or describes an action that breaks the law.
After the earthquake, the coastal town became a lawless place for almost a month.
地震過後，那個沿海小鎮有將近一個月的時間處於無法無天的狀態。
attributive: a lawless place/town/area
Dario grew up in a lawless border region where smugglers controlled every road.
Dario 在一個走私販控制所有道路的不法邊境地區長大。
common collocation: lawless region/territory
The new mayor promised to clean up the lawless streets near the old harbour.
新市長承諾要整頓舊港口附近那些治安敗壞、無法無天的街道。
Heloísa was shocked by the lawless behaviour of the crowd during the festival.
Heloísa 對節慶期間群眾那種不法的行為感到震驚。
For two terrible years after the war, the mountain villages were almost completely lawless.
戰後那兩年很糟，山區的村莊幾乎完全處於無法無天的狀態。
- anarchic
more formal; emphasises total breakdown of authority and political disorder.
- unruly
milder; describes hard-to-control people or crowds, not full criminal absence of law.
- ungoverned
neutral; means no government control, without the strong criminal-violence implication.
- law-abiding
describes people or communities that obey the law.
- orderly
describes a peaceful, well-managed place or group.
文法句型
a lawless [place/group]
be lawless
用法筆記
Most often modifies a place, period of time, or group of people; can also describe specific acts ('lawless behaviour'). Strongly negative — implies both an absence of effective law enforcement and active wrongdoing.