dictum

dictum
[ˈdɪktəm]
(pl. dicta -tə 或 dictums)
  1. a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source
    (权威人士的)正式声明;权威意见
    the Politburo's dictum that the party will become a ‘left-wing parliamentary party’.
    政治局关于该党将成为一个“左翼议会政党”的正式声明。
    ■a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle
    格言,箴言
    the old dictum ‘might is right’.
    那句古老的格言“强权即公理”。
    ■(Law). short for obiter dictum
    (律)。 obiter dictum 的简称
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally something said', neuter past participle of dicere
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