enact
/ɪˈnækt/verb
with obj.
1
- (常作 be enacted)make (a bill or other proposal) law使(法案或其他议案)成为法律; 制订(法律); 通过(法案等); 颁布(法令等):
legislation was enacted in 1987 to attract international companies.
1987年制订了吸引国际性公司的法律。
1.1
- put into practice (a belief, idea, or suggestion)把(信仰, 想法, 建议)付诸实施。
2
- act out (a role or play) on stage扮演(角色); 演(戏)。
3
be enacted
take place发生:walkers stopped to watch, aware that some tragedy was being enacted.
行人纷纷驻足观看, 他们意识到某种悲剧正在发生。
派生词
enactable
adjectiveenaction
nounenactor
noun词源
late Middle English (formerly also as inact ): from EN-1 , IN-2 , + ACT, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare.