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the spirit of a law, rule, etc.
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the principle that a law, rule, etc. was created to make stronger, rather than the particular things it says you must or must not do: 法律／规则等的实质（或精神）
They followed neither the spirit nor the letter of the law.他们既不遵从法律的实质精神，也不理睬其字面意义。
We expected them to honour the spirit of the contract, not to try to trick us.
We felt that their actions were at odds with the spirit of the reform measure.
Any ban on imports would violate the spirit of the trade agreement.
Their approach was unusual, but within the spirit of the law.
See also
spiritnoun(WAY OF FEELING)
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