dictum
n. 宣言; 声明; 名言; 格言
A dictum is a saying that describes an aspect of life in an interesting or wise way.
...the dictum that it is preferable to be roughly right than precisely wrong...
有句格言说道,大致对总比完全错要好
She reminded us of Barnum's dictum: You could sell anything to anybody if you marketed it right.
她提醒我们想想巴纳姆的名言:如果营销得力,你可以把任何东西卖给任何人。
A dictum is a formal statement made by someone who has authority.
...Disraeli's dictum that the first priority of the government must be the health of the people.
迪斯雷利的声明——政府必须把民众的健康当作第一要务
1. an authoritative declaration
2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
It is an honour to use their own interpretation of this dictum.
很荣幸能用自身来诠释这句名言.
But most other politicians adhere to Benjamin Jowett's famous dictum about apologies: never!
但多数政客却选择本杰明?乔伊特5(BenjaminJowett)关于道歉的名言: 决不!
I agree with this dictum.
我赞成这条格言.
He was made to order for Bethune, who now invoked his famous dictum with a vengeance.
他正合白求恩的口味, 白求恩彻头彻尾遵循他的名言.
Ever since, Webster's dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law.
自此, 韦伯斯特的正式声明就被遵为国际法原则.