dictum

英 [ˈdɪktəm]

美 [ˈdɪktəm]

n.  名言; 格言

复数：dicta　

TOEFLGRETEM8法律

BNC.12484 / COCA.17196

牛津词典

noun

• 名言；格言
  a statement that expresses sth that people believe is always true or should be followed

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 名言;格言;箴言
  Adictumis a saying that describes an aspect of life in an interesting or wise way.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT 宣言;正式声明
  Adictumis a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
  1. ...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

英英释义

noun

• an authoritative declaration
  Synonym:pronouncementsay-so
• an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
  Synonym:obiter dictum

双语例句

• This programme completely ignores Keynes 'dictum that states must face crises with counter-measures to support demand.
  该计划完全无视凯恩斯的理论：即政府必须采取支持需求的对策以面对危机。
• Keynes 'dictum certainly holds true for Chinese reverse-merger companies with opaque financials: the market can remain irrational longer than your cash can hold out.
  凯恩斯的格言自然适用于财务不透明的中国借壳上市公司&市场维持非理性的时间可能长于你口袋里的现金能维持的时间。
• Ms Johnson has also seen trusts that give complete discretion to the trustee with the sole ( and loose) dictum that the children need only be "productive members of society", whether that is stay-at-home mother, entrepreneur or research chemist.
  约翰森还看到，一些信托赋予托管人全面的自由，唯一（且宽松）的条件是子女仅需成为“社会的生产成员”，不管是全职妈妈、企业家还是化学研究员。
• Are the philosophers or are the poets you might say the true legislators for mankind?! if you want to use Shelley's dictum?
  是哲学家或是诗学家，或者你可以说，人类的真正立法者，如果你想要借用雪莱名言的话？
• The well-known dictum` Knowledge is power '
  著名的格言‘知识就是力量’。
• Watch sellers employ a logical Italian dictum: a well-dressed man owns at least three timepieces.
  手表经销商流传的一句义大利格言不无道理：穿著得体的男人至少拥有三块表。
• The situation in which the virtuous man stands is well summed up in Kant's dictum on the subject of moral freedom," I ought, therefore I can";
  关于有德之人的立场，康德在他论述道德自由时所说的“我应该，所以我能够”的名言，把它总结得很是妥当；
• 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。
• The company soon discovered the truth of Napoleon's dictum that one bad general is worth two good ones.
  该公司很快就发现了拿破仑的名言：一个不好的将军好于两个好将军的真理。
• All's well that ends well is the dictum of unanimous common sense.
  “结果好就一切都好，”这是我们的常识一致公认的名言。