他们坚持严守法律的字面意义。

They insist on sticking to the letter of the law.

《牛津词典》

医生们，在宣读希波克拉底誓言的时候就宣誓不惜一切代价保护生命，并且作为他们道德上和法律上的职责，他们都将从精神意义和字面意义上去遵守此誓言。

Doctors, when taking the Hippocratic oath, swear to preserve life at all costs, and it's their ethical and legal duty to follow both the spirit and the letter of this oath.

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医生们，在宣读希波克拉底誓言的时候就宣誓不惜一切代价保护生命，并且作为他们道德上和法律上的职责，他们都将从精神意义和字面意义上去遵守此誓言。

Doctors, when taking the Hippocratic oath, swear to preserve life at all costs, and it's their ethical and legal duty to follow both the spirit and the letter of this oath.

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