Statute of limitations
[法] 时效, 诉讼时效, 法规
🧩 词语组成解析
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
n. 局限性；（限制）因素；边界（limitation的复数形式）
🗣️ 情景例句
What are you working on?
你在干什么？
I've forgotten what time he said he had dinner last night.
我忘记了他昨晚什么时间吃晚饭的了。
The woman kept as near as she could to the children and even tried to get into the case herself, but it was too small.
这位妇女尽可能地靠近孩子，甚至自己也想钻进箱子里去，只是箱子太小了。