decree

英 [dɪ'kriː]美[dɪ'kri]
  • n. 法令;判决
  • vt. 命令;颁布;注定;判决
  • vi. 注定;发布命令

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词态变化


复数: decrees;第三人称单数: decrees;过去式: decreed;过去分词: decreed;现在分词: decreeing;

助记提示


1. decide, decision => decree.

中文词源


decree 法令,裁定

de-, 向下。-cree, 分开,词源同crisis, certain. 用来指裁决,法令。拼写比较degree, agree.

英文词源


decree
decree: see discern
decree (n.)
early 14c., from Old French decre, variant of decret (12c., Modern French décret), from Latin decretum, neuter of decretus, past participle of decernere "to decree, decide, pronounce a decision," from de- (see de-) + cernere "to separate" (see crisis).
decree (v.)
late 14c., from decree (n.). Related: Decreed; decreeing.

双语例句


1. The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic's internal affairs.
议会形容此法令为对共和国内政的干涉。

来自柯林斯例句

2. An official decree invalidated the vote in the capital.
一份官方法令宣布在首都举行的投票无效。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The decree put the president in an uncomfortable position.
这一判决使总统陷入了尴尬的处境中。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Opponents denounced the decree as undemocratic and unconstitutional.
反对派抨击该法令是不民主的、违反宪法的。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The decree imposed strict censorship of the media.
这个法令强制实行严格的媒体审查制度。

来自《权威词典》

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