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edict n.法令；布告 (1) 这项法律附加许多解释。(2) 泥水匠斯塔布斯对这道使人敬畏的法令十分沮丧。(3) 不要胸针的布告在几星期以前就出来了。(4) 他们密谋反对皇帝的谕旨。 Edict comes from the Latin editcum, meaning a "proclamation, or ordinance." Although it was originally used to describe a declaration or command from a king or other governing official, in more recent years it has come to be used almost sarcastically to describe any order. When your teacher says the report is due Monday morning, no exceptions, you know you'll be hitting the books this weekend — this is an edict you cannot ignore.

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英 ['iːdɪkt] 美 ['iːdɪkt] (1) The edict was subject to many interpretations.(2) Stubbs the plasterer was much downcast at this dreadful edict.(3) The no-brooch edict went out weeks ago.(4) They caballed against the emperor's edict. If your mom orders you to clean your room, that's an order. If the king asks you to do it, that's an edict — an official order from some higher up. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]法令；敕令 An edict is a command or instruction given by someone in authority.   [oft N that]  [FORMAL 正式]In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism...1741年，叶卡捷琳娜大帝颁布法令，允许佛教的存在。He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.他下令不得毁坏他的任何作品。

英语单词	edict
英美音标	英 ['iːdɪkt] 美 ['iːdɪkt]
中文释义	n.法令；布告
英语例句	(1) The edict was subject to many interpretations. (2) Stubbs the plasterer was much downcast at this dreadful edict. (3) The no-brooch edict went out weeks ago. (4) They caballed against the emperor's edict.
中文例句	(1) 这项法律附加许多解释。 (2) 泥水匠斯塔布斯对这道使人敬畏的法令十分沮丧。 (3) 不要胸针的布告在几星期以前就出来了。 (4) 他们密谋反对皇帝的谕旨。
vocabulary简明	If your mom orders you to clean your room, that's an order. If the king asks you to do it, that's an edict — an official order from some higher up.
vocabulary扩展	Edict comes from the Latin editcum, meaning a "proclamation, or ordinance." Although it was originally used to describe a declaration or command from a king or other governing official, in more recent years it has come to be used almost sarcastically to describe any order. When your teacher says the report is due Monday morning, no exceptions, you know you'll be hitting the books this weekend — this is an edict you cannot ignore.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]法令；敕令 An edict is a command or instruction given by someone in authority. [oft N that] [FORMAL 正式] In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism... 1741年，叶卡捷琳娜大帝颁布法令，允许佛教的存在。 He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed. 他下令不得毁坏他的任何作品。

Edict Order King Describe Command Issued 英 Iːdɪkt] 美