| 单词 | letter of the law |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔law〕In spite of the difficulties it would cause her family, the judge stuck to the letter of the law and jailed her.尽管会给她的家庭带来困难，法官还是严格依据法律条文判她入狱。牛津搭配〔letter〕They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed.他们死抠法律字眼。依我看他们应该感到惭愧。柯林斯高阶〔letter〕They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed.他们死抠法律字眼, 在我看来他们应该感到羞愧。外研社新世纪〔letter〕They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。牛津高阶〔spirit〕The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.仲裁者不但要尽力遵循法律条文，还要竭力按照法律的精神行事。牛津搭配〔spirit〕They followed neither the spirit nor the letter of the law.他们既不遵从法律的实质精神，也不理睬其字面意义。剑桥高阶Although the company sticks to the letter of the law, its employment practices are clearly unfair.尽管这家公司严守法律的字面意义，但实际执行雇用条例时显然是不公平的。牛津商务He kept the letter of the law but not the spirit. 他遵守法律的字面条文，而不是其精神实质。译典通They followed neither the spirit nor the letter of the law.他们既不遵从法律的精神也不理睬它的文字。剑桥国际 |
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