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/ɪˈliːɡəli/
In a way that the law does not allow. Something done illegally is not allowed by the law, and the person who does it can be fined or punished.
非法地；違法地
核心畫面
You can picture a line drawn by the law, and the action happening on the wrong side of it. Illegally doesn't describe how well or how fast something was done — it describes where the action stands in relation to that line: outside what the law permits, so someone can be fined or punished for it.
可以想成法律畫了一條線，而這個動作發生在線的外面。illegally 不是在講事情做得好不好、快不快，而是在標記這個…更多收起
可以想成法律畫了一條線，而這個動作發生在線的外面。illegally 不是在講事情做得好不好、快不快，而是在標記這個動作站在哪一邊：站在法律允許的範圍之外，所以做的人可能被罰款或受處罰。像 illegally parked（違規停車）、entered the country illegally（非法入境），重點都不是動作本身，而是它越過了那條線。原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
illegallyadv/ɪˈliːɡəli/
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In a manner contrary to law.
- He received a ticket for illegally parking next to a fire hydrant.
- The dangers of scofflawry vary wildly. The person who illegally spits on the sidewalk remains disgusting, but clearly poses less risk to others than the company that illegally buries hazardous chemical waste in an unauthorized location.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。