这在那时是法定的招呼形式.This mode of address was now prescribed by decree.旧制的英镑纸币已不是法定的货币了.The old pound note is no longer legal tender.你开车时不能超过法定的速度.When you drive, you must not exceed the legal limit....
There were a lot of guest houses which were very tatty.有许多小旅馆都又脏又乱。tatty ornaments俗丽的装饰品His friends used to tease him about his tatty clothes.他的朋友过去常常笑话他破旧的衣服....a very tatty old bathrobe.破旧的浴衣They seemed unreal and kind...