writ

writ1
noun
  1. a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way
    （法院等的）文书；令状，书面命令
    ■(chiefly Brit.)a Crown document summoning a peer to Parliament or ordering the election of a member or members of Parliament
    (主英)（以国王名义发布召集议会或选举议会议员的）诏书
    ■(one's writ)one's power to enforce compliance or submission; one's authority
    权力；权威
    you have business here which is out of my writ and competence.
    你在这儿的事务我既管不着也管不了。
  2. (archaic)a piece or body of writing
    (古)一段文字；一篇文章
常用词组
one's writ runs
  1. one has authority of a specified extent or kind
    某人在…有权力
    Whitewall is the one area where his writ runs.
    怀特渥尔属于他管辖范围之一。
语源
  1. Old English, as a general term denoting written matter, from the Germanic base of write
writ2
verb
  1. archaic past participle of write
    (古)。 write 的过去分词
常用词组
writ large
  1. clear and obvious
    显而易见的，明显的
    the unspoken question writ large upon Rose's face.
    显而易见，露茜的脸上流露出她有一个未说出口的疑问。
    ■in a stark or exaggerated form
    显然扩大（或夸大）的
    bribing people by way of tax allowances is the paternalistic state writ large.
    用收入免税额来收买人心显然是家长式统治方式的扩大化。
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