Poor law
[法] 济贫法, 贫民救济法
📖 牛津释义
Poor Law
(Brit) (formerly) group of laws concerned with giving help and care to poor people （旧时）济贫法.
🧩 词语组成解析
poor
[pʊr]
adj. 贫穷的，贫乏的;令人怜悯的，可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者，穷人;
law
[lɔ:]
n. 法;法学;规律;法制;
vt.& vi. [口语、方言]诉诸法律，对…起诉，控告;
vt. 控告;对…起诉;
🗣️ 情景例句
Can you and I meet for drinks tomorrow?
你和我能否在明天见面喝点什么吗？
Oh! Look who's coming?
哟！看看是谁来啦？
When we use a phrase like 'it serves him right', we are, in part, admitting that a certain set of circumstances has enabled justice to act of its own accord.
当我们说“他罪有应得”这句话的时候，我们部分承认了某种特定的环境使得正义自动地起了作用。