law unto oneself

短语

发音

UK /ˈlɔː ˈʌntʊ ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/
其它
UK /-ˈʌntuː-/
UK /-ˈʌntə-/
US /ˈlɔ ˈʌntə ˌwʌnˈsɛlf/
US /-ˈʌntʊ-/

词形变化

laws unto themselves 复数 laws unto themselves

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is free from the constraints of law or rules.

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  2. 2.

    One who flouts the law or conventional wisdom; one who ignores rules or logic to behave according to his or her own standards.

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  3. 3.

    One who is lawful in the absence of an enforced law; one who behaves with integrity.

    可数 过时 不可数

词源

Probably from Romans 2:14 in the King James Version of the Bible (see the quotation under sense 3 below), though the term has come to have the opposite meaning, as senses 1 and 2 indicate. Sense 3 is now largely limited to references to the Bible verse.

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