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decree是什么意思

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

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。