edict

英 ['i?d?kt] 美['id?kt]

TEM8GRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?edicts;

edict 法令

e-, 向外。-dict, 說，命令，詞源同dictionary ,dictator.

edict: edict: [15] An edict is literally that which is ‘spoken out’ or ‘proclaimed’. It was acquired directly from Latin ēdictum, which comes from the past participle of ēdīcere ‘proclaim’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and dīcere ‘say’ (source of English diction, dictionary, dictate amongst a host of others). The passing resemblance of edict to edit is quite fortuitous, for they are completely unrelated.
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edict (n.): late 15c., edycte; earlier edit (late 13c.), "proclamation having the force of law," from Old French edit, from Latin edictum "proclamation, ordinance, edict," neuter past participle of edicere "publish, proclaim," from e- "out" (see ex-) + dicere "to say" (see diction). Related: Edictal.

1. In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.: 1741年，葉卡捷琳娜大帝頒布法令，允許佛教的存在。

2. The emperor issued an edict forbidding doing trade with foreigners.: 皇帝頒布了一項(xiàng)不得和外國人做生意的敕令.

3. The poor are taking advantage of this edict to marry off their daughters without enormous expenditure while they can.: 窮人們利用這個(gè)法令，盡量不花費(fèi)巨額開銷就把女兒嫁出去。

4. He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.: 他下令不得毀壞他的任何作品。

5. Stubbs the plasterer was much downcast at this dreadful edict.: 泥水匠斯塔布斯對這道使人敬畏的“法令”十分沮喪.