legalistic

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of a person, following the letter of the law.
    — He's very legalistic, so let's hope the law is just and merciful as well as strict.
  2. Of a person, tending to resort to the law, as one who sues frequently.
    — His legalistic tendencies irritated his neighbors, especially since they had to defend themselves against his frivolous suits.
  3. Practicing or characterized by legalism.
    — She was legalistic in her observation of religious rules and traditions.

词形变化

more legalistic comparative most legalistic superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
legalistically nonlegalistic unlegalistic
相关词
legalism legalist literalistic punctilious

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 *-id-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti
Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.
Latin -istader.
Old French -istebor.
Middle English -ist
English -ist
Proto-Indo-European *-ikos
Proto-Italic *-ikos
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English -istic
English legalistic
From legal + -istic.
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