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
He was a dull man and you had to explain things very slowly to him.
他脑筋迟钝，你必须慢慢地给他解释事情。
Why are you squealing, my friend?
朋友，你为什么要发出尖叫？
Now he has put an ugly stone head over the gate.
现在他把一个丑陋的石雕头像放在了大门上边，