[attrib.]of, based on, or concerned with the law 法律的,基于法律的,与法律有关的 the European legal system. 欧洲法律体系。 ■appointed or required by the law 法定的 a legal requirement. 法定要求。 ■of or relating to theological legalism 神学律法的,与神学律法有关的 ■(Law)recognized by common or statute law, as distinct from equity (律)(与衡平法相对)普通法或成文法确认的
permitted by law 合法的 he claimed that it had all been legal. 他声称这一切都是合法的。
派生 legally adverb
[sentence adverb]legally, we're still very much married. 从法律上讲,我们的婚姻关系在很大程度上仍然是存在的。
语源
late Middle English (in the sense 'to do with Mosaic law'): from French, or from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- 'law'. Compare with loyal