legalese

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌliː.ɡəˈliːz/    美 /ˌli.ɡəˈliz/|/ˌliː.ɡəˈliːz/|[ˌlɪi.ɡəˈlɪiz]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Technical jargon common in the legal profession; the argot of lawyers. derogatory,informal,uncountable
    — It is also his considered opinion that a condition precedent to any legislative action is that those best qualified to pronounce on the merits of a popular demand examine it in all its aspects. That is good Menzian legalese, as pompous as parody permits.
  2. Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially when confusing to laypeople; bureaucratese; officialese. derogatory,informal,uncountable

词汇关系

近义词
lawspeak legalspeak

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-der.?
Proto-Italic *lēks
Latin lex
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin lēgālislbor.
English legal
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Late Latin -iscus
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Vulgar Latin -iscus
Latin -ēnsis
Old French -eisbor.
Middle English -eys
English -ese
English legalese
From legal + -ese.
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