legalistic

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legalistic — 形容詞

  • legalisticpositive
  • more legalisticcomparative
  • most legalisticsuperlative

1. tending to follow or apply the exact wording of laws and regulations too strictl

1.形容詞C1
釋義

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

例句

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

常見搭配
  • legalistic approach
  • legalistic interpretation
  • legalistic argument
  • legalistic reasoning
  • legalistic language
  • legalistic attitude
  • legalistic mindset
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • pragmatic

    focused on practical results and outcomes rather than strict adherence to rules

  • flexible

    willing to adapt or make exceptions when appropriate

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.

同根字

  • legal
    形容詞B1
  • legality
    名詞B2
  • legalize
    動詞B2
  • legalization
    名詞C1
  • legalism
    名詞C1
  • legalistically
    副詞C1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • purely legalistic
  • highly legalistic
  • merely legalistic
  • overly legalistic

常用片語

  • legalistic way of thinking
  • legalistic view of the law

介系詞搭配

  • legalistic about