enact
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Definitions
v.
To make a proposal into a law; to pass legislation
颁布，制定（法律）
v.
To act out or perform a role or scene
扮演，演出
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveden- (make) + act = to make something into action. Legally, to enact a law turns words on paper into binding action; theatrically, to enact a scene turns a script into performance. Both senses convert an idea into something actually done.
Root act still carries 59 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.enact a law颁布法律
- 2.enact legislation制定立法
- 3.enact a role扮演角色
Example Sentences
- 1.
Parliament enacted a new privacy law last year.
- 2.
The children enacted the story they had just read.