precept
英 ['pri?sept]
美['pris?pt]
- n. 規(guī)則；格言；訓(xùn)誡；命令
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?precepts;
助記提示
1、pre- + cept-.
2、literally "take beforehand". => rule of conduct, order, maxim.
3、用咱們的話說就是：打預(yù)防針，先把丑話說在前頭。
2、literally "take beforehand". => rule of conduct, order, maxim.
3、用咱們的話說就是：打預(yù)防針，先把丑話說在前頭。
中文詞源
precept 規(guī)范，準(zhǔn)則
pre-,在前，早于，-cept,拿，握，持有，詞源同accept,capable.引申詞義規(guī)范，準(zhǔn)則。
英文詞源
- precept (n.)
- late 14c., from Old French percept, percet (12c.), from Latin praeceptum "maxim, rule of conduct, order," noun use of neuter past participle of praecipere "give rules to, order, advise," literally "take beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + capere (past participle captus) "to take" (see capable). For change of vowel, see biennial.
雙語例句
- 1. It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept.
- 我想到身教重于言教.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. You won't find this moral precept in the scriptures.
- 你在《圣經(jīng)》中找不到這種道德規(guī)范.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. Example is better than precept.
- 言教不如身教.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Armed with such a precept, a number of doctors may slip into deceptive practices.
- 有了這樣一條指導(dǎo)原則, 一些醫(yī)生可能漸漸習(xí)慣于采取騙人的做法.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. Exercise is better than precept.
- (諺語)身教勝于言教.
來自辭典例句