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定律

dìng lǜ · ding lü · ding lv

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Meaning

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scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
(in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")

2 examples

没(méi)有(yǒu)任(rèn)何(hé)事(shì)物(wù)能(néng)逃(táo)脱(tuō)墨(mò)菲(fēi)定(dìng)律(lǜ)。

Nothing is exempt from Murphy's Law.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by terrywallwork · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

能(néng)量(liàng)守(shǒu)恒(héng)定(dìng)律(lǜ)是(shì)物(wù)理(lǐ)学(xué)的(de)基(jī)本(běn)定(dìng)律(lǜ)之(zhī)一(yī)。

The law of conservation of energy is one of the fundamental laws of physics.

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