regulation
英 [regjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n]
美[,rɛɡju'leʃən]
英英释意
- 1. an authoritative rule
- 2. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior;
- "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"
- "short haircuts were the regulation"
- 3. the state of being controlled or governed
- 4. (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
- 5. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
- 6. the act of controlling or directing according to rule;
- "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"