Lawful
“Lawful” 是一个形容词，表示某种行为、状态或关系是符合法律规定、受法律承认或允许的。它也可以形容一个遵守法律的人。
- “The judge ruled that the protest was a lawful assembly.” (法官裁定，那场抗议活动属于合法集会。)
- “He is the lawful heir to his father’s estate.” (他是他父亲遗产的合法继承人。)
- “The police officer was acting in the performance of his lawful duties.” (这名警官当时正在履行他的合法职责。)
源自 “law” (法律) + 后缀 “-ful” (充满/具有)。
- 词根: law
- 后缀: -ful (形容词后缀，表示“具有…的”)
在法律术语中，“lawful” 比 “legal” 有时具有更广泛或更本质的含义。在角色扮演游戏（如《龙与地下城》）中，“Lawful” 是阵营九宫格中的一轴，代表一种尊重规则、秩序和社会契约的态度。
- 反义词: unlawful (非法的)
- 相关词: law (名词), legal (形容词)
Law (法律) + ful (具有)。具有法律特征的，即合法的。
“The merchant always conducted his business in a lawful way, paying all his taxes and treating his workers fairly. Although his profits were smaller than those of his dishonest rivals, he slept peacefully knowing he had done nothing wrong.” (这位商人总是以合法的方式经营他的业务，缴纳所有的税款，并公平地对待他的工人。尽管他的利润比那些不诚实的竞争对手少，但他睡得很安稳，因为他知道自己没做错任何事。)