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Set or controlled by a written law. A statutory holiday is a day off that the law gives you; a statutory limit is a limit the law fixes; statutory rights are rights you have because a law says so, whatever your boss or your contract says.
Set or controlled by a written law由成文法律所規定或管控的。A statutory holidaystatutory holiday（法定假日） is a day off that the law gives you是法律給你的休假日; a statutory limitstatutory limit（法定限額） is a limit the law fixes是法律訂下的限制; statutory rightsstatutory rights（法定權利） are rights you have because a law says so是因為法律這麼規定，你才擁有的權利, whatever your boss or your contract says不管老闆或合約怎麼說
The heart of the word is that the rule comes from a statute — a law passed by a lawmaking body — rather than from an agreement, a habit, or someone's decision. That contrast is often the whole reason a writer chooses it: "your statutory rights" quietly means "these ones nobody can take away from you".
The heart of the word這個字的核心 is that規則是 the rule comes from a statute來自一項成文法 — a law passed by a lawmaking body是由立法機構通過的法律 — rather than from an agreement, a habit, or someone's decision而不是來自協議、習慣，或某個人的決定。That contrast這種對比 is often the whole reason a writer chooses it常常就是作者選用這個字的全部理由: "your statutory rights"「你的 statutory rights」 quietly means悄悄帶出的意思是 "these ones nobody can take away from you"「這些權利沒有人能拿走」
It is formal and legal, common in contracts, official letters, and shop notices in Britain ("this does not affect your statutory rights").
It它 is formal and legal是正式的法律用語, common常見於 in contracts, official letters, and shop notices in Britain英國的合約、公文，還有商店告示裡 ("this does not affect your statutory rights")（像「本店告示不影響你的 statutory rights」）
There is one very common fixed phrase you should know because it does not follow the pattern: "statutory rape" means sex with someone under the legal age, where the law treats it as a crime even if the young person said yes. The word there still means "as defined by law", but the phrase is a set term, and you should not build new phrases like it.
There is有 one very common fixed phrase一個非常常見的固定用語 you should know你應該知道 because因為 it does not follow the pattern它不照一般的模式走: "statutory rape""statutory rape"（法定強姦罪） means sex with someone under the legal age意思是跟未達法定年齡的人發生性關係, where即使 the law treats it as a crime even if the young person said yes那個年輕人同意，法律還是把它當犯罪處理。The word there那裡的這個字 still means "as defined by law"還是「依法律規定」的意思, but但 the phrase這個片語 is a set term是一個固定用語, and且 you should not build new phrases like it你不該照這個模式再造新的片語
組成statute + -ory. -ory comes from Latin -orius and makes an adjective meaning "having to do with". Statute comes from Latin statuere, to set up or lay down — so a law is a thing laid down, and statutory means "belonging to what the law laid down".
同家族的字
- statutethe noun this adjective is built on
- constitutionalso from Latin statuere, to set up
- institutealso from Latin statuere, to set up
- substitutealso from Latin statuere — set in place of
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。
statutoryadj/ˈstætjʊt(ə)ɹɪ/
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Of, relating to, enacted or regulated by a statute.
- Speed limits apply at many points on the line, in addition to the general 25 m.p.h. limit over the whole Dromod-Belturbet section, but it is an open secret that speeds often rise above the statutory limit.
- The order is just one of several recent actions which have given statutory legitimacy to gay and lesbian couples. New York's highest court recently ruled that unmarried partners have the same rights as married ones under New York City rent control laws.
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。