lawless

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lawless — 形容詞

  • lawlesspositive
  • more lawlesscomparative
  • most lawlesssuperlative

1. describes a place, time, or group where rules are ignored and crime happens free

1.形容詞C1
釋義

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.

例句

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

常見搭配
  • lawless place
  • lawless region
  • lawless behaviour
  • lawless streets
  • completely lawless
  • almost lawless
同義詞
  • 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.

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

Tamar feels lawless today.
Tamar feels rebellious today.
'lawless' describes places, groups, or acts, not a person's mood or feeling.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • lawless place
  • lawless region
  • lawless territory
  • lawless streets
  • lawless behaviour
  • lawless act

副詞搭配

  • completely lawless
  • almost lawless
  • totally lawless

常用片語

  • a lawless time
  • the lawless years