You can't legislate against rumor.
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vt.& vi. 立法，制定法律;〈美〉以立法程序创立;
💡 legisl=legis法律+ate使之成...→使之成法律→立法
"The government will legislate against discrimination in the workplace."
政府将制定法律，在工作场所禁止歧视。
近义：dictate
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, outlaw, proscribe
prep. 反对;对…不利;紧靠;以防;
💡 gain =against (反对)#词根助记：反对
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票赞成，五人反对，两人弃权。
近义：athwart, agin
n. <美>传闻;[古]名誉;咕哝;[古]喧嚷;
vt. 谣传;传说;
💡 后缀:or 表示物 网友： 补充：谐音---谣言会“辱没”（rumor）人。
"Rumor has it that he is having an affair with his secretary."
谣传他和他的秘书有暧昧关系.
近义：rumour, spread, hearsay, murmur, babbling, scuttlebutt
反义：measure, moderation, prudence, temperance, wariness, wisdom