dictum
n. 宣言; 宣告; 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...
有句格言說道,大致對總比完全錯要好
She reminded us of Barnum's dictum: You could sell anything to anybody if you marketed it right.
她提醒我們想想巴納姆的名言:如果營銷得力,你可以把任何東西賣給任何人。
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.
迪斯雷利的宣告——政府必須把民眾的健康當作第一要務
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.
很榮幸能用自身來詮釋這句名言.
But most other politicians adhere to Benjamin Jowett's famous dictum about apologies: never!
但多數政客卻選擇本傑明?喬伊特5(BenjaminJowett)關於道歉的名言: 決不!
I agree with this dictum.
我贊成這條格言.
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, 白求恩徹頭徹尾遵循他的名言.
Ever since, Webster's dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law.
自此, 韋伯斯特的正式宣告就被遵為國際法原則.