Dead letter laws
[法] 徒具空文的法律, 己废弃的条文
🧩 词语组成解析
dead
[dɛd]
adj. 死去的;完全的;无感觉的;呆板的;
adv. 完全地;非常;绝对;极度;
n. 死者;（死一样的）寂静;极寒时候;
letter
['lɛtɚ]
n. 信;证书，许可证;字母，文字;字面意义;
vt. 用字母标明;写字母于;加标题;
vi. 写印刷体字母;
n. 法律；规章（law的复数）
🗣️ 情景例句
have been postponed indefinitely.
被迫无限期延缓。"
I don't know what his native language is.
我不知道他的母语是什么。
for fear the agents of other firms should be able to trace the kind of research they are likely to be undertaking.
他们生怕别的公司的情报人员据此摸到他们可能要从事的某项科研项目。