the Volstead Act
/ðə ˈvɒlsted ækt/
/ðə ˈvɑːlsted ækt/
- the name usually used to refer to the United States National Prohibition Act passed by the US Congress in 1919 to introduce the laws relating to Prohibition. It was named after US Congressman Andrew Volstead of Minnesota who began it. The Act and Prohibition were ended in 1933.
《沃尔斯特德法案》：通常用来指代美国国会在1919年通过的《美国国家禁止法案》，以介绍与禁止有关的法律。它以明尼苏达州美国国会议员安德鲁·沃尔斯特德（Andrew Volstead）的名字命名。该法和禁令于1933年终止。