blue law

短语

<美><非正>（管理性道德、喝酒、星期日工作等的）清教徒法规, 蓝色法规

词形变化

blue laws 复数 blue laws

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A restrictive religious-based law in colonial New England, especially preventing leisure activities on a Sunday.

    加拿大 美国 历史
  2. 2.

    Any puritanical or restrictive law, especially one that prohibits or restricts commercial activity on a Sunday.

    加拿大 美国 引申义

    [I]t's actually a way around the Swiss blue laws demanding that shops close from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning. The laws apply everywhere but the airport, so they built a massive supermarket in the Swiss Air terminal.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

law

词源

Unknown.

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