legislate
/ˈledʒɪsleɪt/verb
no obj.
1- make or enact laws立法, 制定法律; 通过法律：
they legislated against discrimination in the workplace.
他们立法反对工作环境中的歧视。
1.1
legislate for/against
figurative make provision or preparation for (a situation or occurrence)〈喻〉应付, 防备（情况, 事件）：you cannot legislate for bad luck like that.
你不可能防备那样的倒霉事。
1.2
- with obj. cover, effect, or create by making or enacting laws（通过立法或实施法律）掩盖, 影响, 使发生：
constitutional changes will be legislated.
宪法修改将通过立法来实现。
词源
early 18th cent.: back-formation from LEGISLATION.