legalize

IPA/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/
KK[lˈiɡəlˌaɪz]IPA/ˈliːɡəlaɪz/

legalize — 動詞

  • legalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • legalizeshe / she / it
  • legalizedpast simple
  • legalizing-ing form

1. to change the rules of a country so that an activity, substance, or behaviour th

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

使合法化

修法讓原本禁止的事變成合法

to change the rules of a country so that an activity, substance, or behaviour that was previously forbidden becomes officially permitted — for example, ending a ban on a drug, on same-sex marriage, or on a kind of business.

例句

Uruguay was the first country in South America to legalize recreational cannabis.

烏拉圭是南美洲第一個將娛樂用大麻合法化的國家。

legalize + concrete activity noun

Voters in Camila's home state finally agreed to legalize same-sex marriage last spring.

Camila 家鄉的選民終於在去年春天同意讓同性婚姻合法化。

legalize + social-rights noun phrase

常見搭配
  • legalize cannabis
  • legalize abortion
  • legalize gambling
  • legalize same-sex marriage
  • legalize the sale of
同義詞
  • decriminalize

    remove criminal penalties for an act, often without making it fully legal or regulated

  • permit

    broader and weaker — can mean simply allow in a single case, not a change in law

  • authorize

    give official permission by a specific authority, often for one act rather than a general rule

反義詞
  • ban

    actively forbid by law

  • criminalize

    make an act a punishable crime

  • outlaw

    declare illegal, often with strong public condemnation

文法句型

legalize + noun

legalize + gerund

用法筆記

Object is almost always something that was previously banned or restricted — typically a substance, an activity (often a gerund), a market, or a social practice. Frequently passive when the focus is on the activity rather than the law-maker.

常見錯誤

The police legalized the protest.
The city council legalized the protest.
only law-making bodies (parliaments, voters, governments) can legalize something; police only enforce existing law.
I want to legalize my new car at the city office.
I want to register my new car at the city office.
'legalize' changes the law itself; for paperwork on something already legal, use 'register' or 'license'.

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常用片語

  • a move to legalize
  • vote to legalize
  • campaign to legalize
  • push to legalize

介系詞搭配

  • legalize in [country/state]
  • legalize for [purpose]