lawful

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈlɔːfl̩/|/ˈloːfl̩/    美 /ˈlɔfl̩/|/ˈlɑfl̩/|/ˈloːfl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A character having a lawful alignment.
形容词 adj.
  1. Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
    — Lawful money is always a land asset and can only be issued by an actual land jurisdiction government — not a corporation.
  2. Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.
    — Or would they have it believed, that there is in their ſelves ſome ſuperior ſanctity, ſome peculiar privilege, by which theſe things are lawful to them, which are unlawful to all the world beſides?
  3. Of a character: having an alignment which makes them tend to follow the laws and conventions of society.

词形变化

more lawful comparative most lawful superlative lawfull alternative,obsolete lawfuls plural lawfull alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

近义词
de jure lawful legal legitimate licit rightful
反义词
forbidden unlawful
上位词
valid
衍生词
awful but lawful lawful but awful lawful day lawful evil lawful good lawful interception lawfully lawful money lawfulness lawful neutral unlawfulness
相关词
equitable fair just righteous upright

词源

词源 1
From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.
词源 2
From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.
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