statute
n[C]
1 law passed by Parliament or a similar law-making body and written down formally 成文法; 法规; 法令
decreed by statute 按照法规限定的.
2 any of the rules of an institution 条例; 规则; 章程
under the University's statutes 根据该大学的章程.
You'd better not go inside. There might be snakes.
你最好不要进去。说不定有蛇呢。
They had to work inside the ship, cutting away old metal, fixing new metal plates, drilling holes, laying electrical and phone wires and fixing new pipes for water and steam.
他们要在船舱里工作,切掉旧的金属,焊接新的金属板,钻孔,埋电线和电话线以及安装新的水管和蒸汽管。
Some live in large groups like the honey bee, and make their nests in trees or holes in the rocks.