legalistic
legalistic — 形容詞
- legalisticpositive
- more legalisticcomparative
- most legalisticsuperlative
1. tending to follow or apply the exact wording of laws and regulations too strictl
拘泥條文
過於注重法律條文而忽略情理
tending to follow or apply the exact wording of laws and regulations too strictly, often without considering common sense or the spirit of fairness
Sivan's boss rejected the proposal for legalistic reasons, saying one clause used the wrong format.
Sivan 的上司以拘泥條文的理由否決了提案，說其中一個條款格式不正確。
collocation: legalistic reasons
The judge told the lawyer that his legalistic arguments were wasting the court's time.
法官告訴律師，他那套拘泥條文的論點只是在浪費法庭的時間。
collocation: legalistic arguments
Tomás found the employment contract too legalistic because it was full of confusing jargon.
Tomás 認為那份僇傭合約太過拘泥條文，因為裡面充满了困擾的法律術語。
Some critics say the new immigration rules are so legalistic that ordinary people cannot follow them.
有評論家指出新的移民規定過於拘泥條文，一般人根本無法遵守。
The committee's legalistic approach to the complaint meant nobody's feelings were taken into account.
委員會處理申訴的態度太過拘泥條文，完全沒有考慮到當事人的感受。
- overly technical
broader in scope; can apply to any field with detailed rules, not just law
- nitpicking
informal register; focuses on finding minor faults rather than following rules strictly
- pedantic
more about academic or intellectual precision than legal rules specifically
文法句型
legalistic + noun (approach, interpretation, argument, rules)
用法筆記
Almost always used critically or disapprovingly. Particularly common in formal writing about contracts, court rulings, bureaucratic procedures, and administrative decisions.
常見錯誤
❖ 'The contract was too legal.' ✅ 'The contract was too legalistic.' — 'legal' is a neutral word meaning 'related to the law', while 'legalistic' expresses criticism of excessive attention to legal details.