natural law
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- 1 natural law、law of nature、laws of nature
This noun refers to laws or principles that exist in nature rather than rules made by people. It can be used in scientific explanations as well as in broader statements about life and natural processes.
natural law、law of nature、laws of nature
This sense refers to a fixed principle or law that governs natural phenomena or processes in life.
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แรงโน้มถ่วงเป็นกฎธรรมชาติ rɛɛŋ nóom thùaŋ pen kòt thammachâat Gravity is a law of nature. แรงโน้มถ่วงเป็นกฎธรรมชาติ details
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มนุษย์ไม่สามารถฝืนกฎธรรมชาติได้ mánút mây sǎamâat fʉ̌ʉn kòt thammachâat dâay Humans cannot go against the laws of nature. มนุษย์ไม่สามารถฝืนกฎธรรมชาติได้ details
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Learning notes
Explanation
กฎธรรมชาติ is a compound noun made from กฎ, “rule” or “law,” and ธรรมชาติ, “nature.” It refers to principles that are understood to exist in nature, such as gravity, aging, death, seasonal change, or ecological processes. It is understandable in everyday conversation, but it sounds a little explanatory or formal.
Usage
This word is often used in school lessons, scientific explanations, discussions of the environment or life, and statements about unavoidable changes such as aging and death. Common patterns include เป็นกฎธรรมชาติ, “to be a law of nature,” ตามกฎธรรมชาติ, “according to the laws of nature,” and ฝืนกฎธรรมชาติ, “to go against the laws of nature.”
Caution
For a casual “that’s natural” or “that’s normal,” เรื่องธรรมชาติ or เป็นธรรมชาติ is usually more natural than กฎธรรมชาติ. In legal or philosophical contexts, “natural law” may require another expression such as กฎหมายธรรมชาติ, depending on the context.
Differences from similar words
1 natural law synonyms
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กฎเกณฑ์ refers to rules, standards, or criteria, often made or used by people. กฎธรรมชาติ refers to laws that are understood as existing in nature itself.
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ธรรมชาติ means “nature” or “natural character” in a broad sense. กฎธรรมชาติ is narrower and focuses on the laws or principles that govern nature.
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เรื่องธรรมชาติ means “a natural thing” or “something normal” in everyday speech. กฎธรรมชาติ is more explanatory and means an actual law or principle of nature.