dictum

英 ['dɪktəm] 美['dɪktəm]
  • n. 格言;声明;法官的附带意见

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复数: dictumsdicta;

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1. 拉丁语。

中文词源


dictum 格言

来自词根dict, 说话,命令,词源同dictionary. 引申义格言。

英英释意


1. an authoritative declaration
2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

英文词源


dictum (n.)
1660s, from Latin dictum "thing said (a saying, bon-mot, prophecy, etc.), an order, command," neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere "say" (see diction). In legal use, a judge's expression of opinion which is not the formal resolution of a case.

实用场景例句


...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

It is an honour to use their own interpretation of this dictum.
很荣幸能用自身来诠释这句名言.

期刊摘选

But most other politicians adhere to Benjamin Jowett's famous dictum about apologies: never!
但多数政客却选择本杰明?乔伊特5(BenjaminJowett)关于道歉的名言: 决不!

期刊摘选

I agree with this dictum.
我赞成这条格言.

辞典例句

He was made to order for Bethune, who now invoked his famous dictum with a vengeance.
他正合白求恩的口味, 白求恩彻头彻尾遵循他的名言.

辞典例句

Ever since, Webster's dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law.
自此, 韦伯斯特的正式声明就被遵为国际法原则.

期刊摘选

This was also echoed by Deng's dictum: " Free our mind and seek truth from facts. "
这也是与邓小平的名言相呼应的: “ 解放思想,实事求是 ”.

期刊摘选

Yet Kissinger succeeded in defying an old Washington dictum that you can have in the capital visibility or influence, but not both.
在华盛顿有一条传统格言:要么抛头露面,要么得势弄权, 二者不可兼得. 基辛格却公然蔑视这种传统.

《简明英汉词典》

Remember the dictum our professor taught us, diffidence leads to envy which gives rise to spite.
记住教授告诉我们的名言:缺乏自信会导致嫉妒,进而产生怨恨.

期刊摘选

Foolish dictum: In a team , a valuable team player must aspire to be leader.
启示:愚蠢的格言 -- “组织中的每个人,若想成为有价值的成员, 必须立志成为领导”.

期刊摘选

" Pride comes before a fall " is a famous dictum.
“ 骄必败 ” 乃至理名言.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Perhaps this is behind Thoreau's dictum: In wildness is the salvation of the world.
也许这正是梭罗的这一断言的隐含意义: 人类的救世主是大自然.

期刊摘选

He cites Augustine's dictum that'If you understand it, it is not God'( Joseph Sobran )
他援引奥古斯丁的最后声明 ‘ 如果你了解它, 它就不是神了 ’ ( 约瑟夫·索布兰 )

期刊摘选

Ever since,Webster's dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law.
自此,韦伯斯特的正式声明就被遵为国际法原则。

辞典例句

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。

柯林斯例句