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Dictum Formal Statement Means N Count 可数名词   [Oft N

英语单词 dictum
英美音标 英 ['dɪktəm] 美 ['dɪktəm]
中文释义 n.格言;名言;[律]法官的附带意见
英语例句 (1) defeat the champion
vocabulary简明 You are what you eat is a dictum, and so is a law requiring you to curb your dog. A dictum is a formal pronouncement, a rule, or a statement that expresses a truth universally acknowledged.
vocabulary扩展 Dictum dates from the 16th Century. It descended from a Latin word that means "something said." In contemporary use, it means more like "something that is officially said." If the principal of your school issues a dictum declaring "no jeans in school," it's time to go shopping.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]名言;格言;箴言 A dictum is a saying that describes an aspect of life in an interesting or wise way.
  [oft N that]
  • ...the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong...

    有句格言说道,大致对总比完全错要好

  • She reminded us of Barnum's dictum: You could sell anything to anybody if you marketed it right.

    她提醒我们想想巴纳姆的名言:如果营销得力,你可以把任何东西卖给任何人。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]宣言;正式声明 A dictum is a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
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  • ...Disraeli's dictum that the first priority of the government must be the health of the people.

    迪斯雷利的声明——政府必须把民众的健康当作第一要务

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