| 释义 |
en·act
I. \ə̇ˈnakt, eˈ-\ verb
Etymology: Middle English enacten, from en- (I) + acte act, formal record — more at act
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to enter into the public records : chronicle
2. : to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into a law; especially : to perform the last act of legislation upon (a bill) that gives the validity of law
3. : to act out : represent, play
< a lot of history has been enacted within my view — Douglas Carruthers >
< this scene being enacted in the courtroom — Beatrice Griffith >
intransitive verb
: to act on or as if on the stage : perform
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English enacte, from enacten, v.
obsolete : enactment |