ordinance
/ˈɔːdɪnəns/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːrdɪnəns/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯr-də-nən(t)s ˈȯrd-nən(t)s/ (ame, mw)
ordinance — 名詞
1. an official law or order issued by a city, council, or other public authority
條例；法令
地方政府或機關制定的正式規定
an official law or order issued by a city, council, or other public authority
The city passed an ordinance to limit loud music after midnight.
市政府通過一項條例，限制午夜過後播放大聲音樂。
pass an ordinance
At dinner, Rosa explained the recycling ordinance to her new tenants.
吃晚飯時，Rosa 向新房客解釋那項回收條例。
collocation: recycling ordinance
A local ordinance now requires bike lights on the river path.
一項地方條例現在規定，河岸步道上騎車要裝車燈。
The ordinance was posted beside the library door after the meeting.
會議後，那項法令被貼在圖書館門旁。
The restaurant violated the town ordinance by dumping oil behind the market.
那家餐廳因為把油倒在市場後方，違反了鎮上的條例。
- regulation
a broader word for an official rule, often with more detail about how something must be done
- bylaw
often a rule made by a local council or by an organization for its own members
- statute
usually a law passed by a legislature, often at a higher level than a city ordinance
- decree
suggests a direct order from a ruler or authority, often more top-down in tone
文法句型
pass an ordinance
violate an ordinance
local ordinance
用法筆記
Often used for rules issued by a city, town, council, or similar local body rather than by a national legislature. Common verbs are pass, adopt, repeal, post, and violate.