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
If you can order a bit more, we might be able to give you a 2% discount.
如果你能够再订多一些，我们可以给你 2% 的折扣。
To scream for his breakfast
想吃早餐而大喊大叫。
Though Mrs.Busssman fully acquainted with this story, she thought that there was a chance in a million that she might be right.
尽管巴斯曼夫人熟知这个情况，但她仍然认为自己的想法仍有百万分之一的可能性。