pursuant
pursuant — 形容詞
- pursuantpositive
- more pursuantcomparative
- most pursuantsuperlative
1. used in the fixed phrase 'pursuant to' to mean that something is done in a way t
依照；按照
按照法律、規則或協議行事
used in the fixed phrase 'pursuant to' to mean that something is done in a way that follows and agrees with a law, rule, contract, or official decision.
Anjali submitted her financial report pursuant to the judge's order.
Anjali 依照法官的命令提交了她的財務報告。
active: submit [documents] + pursuant to + [legal order]
Pursuant to city rules, Sari could not build a fence over four feet tall.
根據城市法規，Sari 不能建造超過四英尺高的圍籬。
fronted phrase: Pursuant to [regulation] restricting action
The full payment was released to the contractor pursuant to the signed agreement.
全額款項已依照簽署的協議支付給承包商。
passive: payment + released + pursuant to [agreement]
Christopher inherited the old farm pursuant to his grandmother's will.
Christopher 根據祖母的遺囑繼承了那座老農場。
- pursuant to a contract
- pursuant to an agreement
- pursuant to the law
- pursuant to regulations
- pursuant to an order
- pursuant to a statute
- pursuant to the terms
- pursuant to a provision
- in accordance with
equally formal and interchangeable in most legal/regulatory contexts; slightly less fixed-phrase-dependent
- under
shorter and less formal; common in legal contexts ('under the terms of the contract') but also used in everyday language
- as per
common in business correspondence; slightly less formal than 'pursuant to' but still professional
- in compliance with
stresses the idea of obeying a rule or standard; more explicitly about meeting requirements
- in violation of
indicates the opposite: acting against a law or rule
- contrary to
suggests an action goes against what is stated or expected
文法句型
pursuant to + [noun phrase]
用法筆記
Frequently used only in the fixed phrase 'pursuant to', which functions like a preposition. Almost always appears in formal, legal, or official writing rather than everyday speech. Pronunciation: UK /pəˈsjuːənt/, US /pərˈsuːənt/.