precept

precept
[ˈpriːsɛpt]
noun
  1. a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought
    规诫，戒律；箴言
    moral precepts.
    道德戒律。
    the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty.
    “被证明有罪之前作无罪推定”这一法律规定。
    [mass noun]children learn far more by example than by precept.
    孩子们从身教中学到的要比言教多得多。
  2. a writ or warrant
    训令，令状
    the Commissioner issued precepts requiring the companies to provide information.
    长官发出军令状要求各连队提供信息。
    ■(Brit.)an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf
    (英)（一地方政府对另一地方政府发出的明确后者应代征税率的）税令
    ■(Brit.)this a rate, or the tax itself
    (英)（税令规定的）税率；税种
派生
preceptive
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin praeceptum, neuter past participle of praecipere 'warn, instruct', from prae 'before' + capere 'take'
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