dictum

• n. 格言；聲明；法官的附帶意見

來自詞根dict, 說話，命令，詞源同dictionary. 引申義格言。

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.

1. " Pride comes before a fall " is a famous dictum.

“ 驕必敗 ” 乃至理名言.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》

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

她提醒我們想想巴納姆的名言：如果營銷得力，你可以把任何東西賣給任何人。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Yet Kissinger succeeded in defying an old Washington dictum that you can have in the capital visibility or influence, but not both.

在華盛頓有一條傳統(tǒng)格言:要么拋頭露面,要么得勢弄權(quán), 二者不可兼得. 基辛格卻公然蔑視這種傳統(tǒng).

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Ever since,Webster's dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law．

自此，韋伯斯特的正式聲明就被遵為國際法原則。

來自辭典例句

5. I agree with this dictum.

我贊成這條格言.

來自辭典例句