fiat

英 [ˈfiːæt]

美 [ˈfiːæt]

n.  (当权者的)法令，命令，谕

复数：fiats　

GRE医学

BNC.16033 / COCA.13898

牛津词典

noun

• （当权者的）法令，命令，谕
  an official order given by sb in authority

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 命令;指令
  If something is doneby fiat, it is done because of an official order given by someone in authority.
  1. He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.
     他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

英英释义

noun

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
  1. a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
  Synonym:decreeedictorderrescript

双语例句

• BMW, Volkswagen's Audi, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, Tata Motors 'Jaguar Land Rover, Fiat's Chrysler, and Toyota and Honda have all announced price cuts for vehicles or spare parts in July and early August.
  宝马，大众公司的奥迪，戴姆勒公司的梅赛德斯-奔驰，塔塔公司的捷豹和路虎，菲亚特公司的克莱斯勒，以及丰田和本田等都在7月份和8月初宣布降低其汽车和配件的价格。
• Chrysler said it would halt production while it completes a deal with Fiat.
  克莱斯勒方面称，一旦与菲亚特完成交易，就将停止生产。
• Over the past two decades, a world of fiat money has supplied modest inflation and supported stable growth.
  过去20年间，名义货币主导的世界做到了通胀水平适度，并为经济稳定增长提供了支撑。
• Fiat money is used as money because of government decree.
  法定货币是由于政府的法令而被使用的货币。
• Fiat specializes in small and midsize cars.
  菲亚特主要生产小型和中型轿车。
• As a student at UCLA, I bought a small Fiat on borrowed money.
  当我在洛杉矶加大作学生时，借钱购买了一部细小的快意牌汽车。
• Chrysler, you see, is actually Fiat.
  所以，克莱斯勒实际上已经是菲亚特的了。
• Fiat, VW and Peugeot all said they would raise or consider raising their prices this year.
  菲亚特、大众及标致均宣称，将会或将考虑在今年提价。
• So fiat money is money which is intrinsically worthless.
  因此，名义货币从它的本质实际上一钱不值。
• Smaller firms, such as Navistar in America and Fiat's Iveco, could find themselves as targets.
  小型公司，比如美国的Navistar（航星）和Fiat（菲亚特）的Iveco（依维柯），都可能是被并购的对象。