decree

英 [dɪ'kriː] 美 [dɪ'kriː]

• n. 法令；判决
• v. 颁布；裁定；注定

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]命令,法令

   an official command or decision

2. [C]判决

   a judgment of certain types in a court of law

v. (动词)

1. vt. 颁布; 判决

   order officially, with the force of law; decree a punishment

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 法令，政令，敕令
2. 【宗】教令
3. 命令，指令
4. 【律】判决，裁定
5. 【神】天意，天命，天数，注定(似)的东西，(上帝的)圣旨
6. 公告

v. 动词

1. 颁布(政令、法令)，发布(命令)
2. 命令，决定，任命
3. 【法律】判决，判处，裁定，裁决
4. (天命)注定
5. 颁布命令，通过法令颁布，颁令，下令，下旨
6. 注定，规定，决定

英英释义

Noun:

1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge);

   "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
   

Verb:

1. issue a decree;

   "The King only can decree"
   

2. decide with authority;

   "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This decree obliges unions to delay strikes .
   这项法令使协会不得不推迟罢工。
2. 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。
3. The final decree dissolved their marriage.
   最后的判决解除了他们的婚姻关系。
4. This decree has the force of law behind it.
   这一裁决有法律的力量作后盾。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The dictator decreed that his birthday would be a public holiday.
   该独裁者发布命令，将其生日定为公众假期。
2. The court decreed that he should be transported to Australia.
   法院判决将他流放到澳洲。
3. Fate decreed that Ulysses should travel long and far.
   命运注定尤里西斯要作长途跋涉的旅行。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. They had to obey the decree that beards be shaved off.
   他们只得服从剃光胡须的法令。
2. The court granted her a decree of divorce.
   法院判决她离婚。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The Queen has decreed her order.
   女王已经下达了她的命令。
2. Government has decreed a new order.
   政府颁布了一项新命令。
3. You have no right to decree the order.
   你无权下达命令。
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4. The new law has been decreed.
   新的法律已经被颁布了。
5. His order has been decreed.
   他的命令已经颁布下去了。

S+～+that-clause

1. The government decreed that a new tax should be imposed.
   政府决定征收新税。
2. The court decreed that he should pay the fine in full.
   法院判决他必须全数偿付罚金。
3. The court decreed that such a criminal should be punished severely.
   法院判决说此案应该重判。
4. The committee decreed that he won the game.
   委员会一致裁定他赢得了比赛。
5. They have decreed that all this fighting should end.
   他们已经宣布这场战争应该结束。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

1. Teacher decreed Tom right.
   老师裁决汤姆正确。
2. The committee decreed the film unsuitable for children.
   委员会裁决该片不适合儿童观看。
3. Mother decreed that thing necessary to do.
   妈妈认为那件事有必要去做。

经典引文

• There is no force in the decrees of Venice.

  出自：Merchant of Venice , Shakespeare

• In France the matter..is being decided..by presidential decree.

  出自：Times

• The Senate had decreed an arch in Livia's memory.

  出自： R. Graves

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• break a decree 违犯法令
• obey a decree 服从法令

形容词+～

• administrative decree 行政命令

名词+～

• government decree 政府法令

介词+～

• by a decree of the government 受政府之命

～+介词

• decree in bankruptcy 破产判决

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• decree an amnesty 颁布大赦令
• decree an end to the fighting 下令结束战争
• decree an order 颁布命令
• decree punishment 处以惩罚

～+副词

• decree formally 正式规定
• decree tyrannically 专横地裁决

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. decree的基本意思是指权力机构作出并宣布其决定,尤指教会、政府和司法机构的“颁布”,含有这“声明”多受到盲目遵从的意味。
2. decree是及物动词,接名词、that从句作宾语,也可接以形容词充当补足语的复合宾语。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的decre，意为法令。

近反义词

【近义词】

• law
• order