edict: [15] An edict is literally that which is ‘spoken out’ or ‘proclaimed’. It was acquired directly from Latin ēdictum, which comes from the past participle of ēdīcere ‘proclaim’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and dīcere ‘say’ (source of English diction, dictionary, dictate amongst a host of others). The passing resemblance of edict to edit is quite fortuitous, for they are completely unrelated. => dictate, diction, dictionary
edict (n.)
late 15c., edycte; earlier edit (late 13c.), "proclamation having the force of law," from Old French edit, from Latin edictum "proclamation, ordinance, edict," neuter past participle of edicere "publish, proclaim," from e- "out" (see ex-) + dicere "to say" (see diction). Related: Edictal.
雙語例句
1. In 1741 Catherine the Great issued an edict of toleration for Buddhism.
1741年，葉卡捷琳娜大帝頒布法令，允許佛教的存在。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The emperor issued an edict forbidding doing trade with foreigners.
皇帝頒布了一項(xiàng)不得和外國人做生意的敕令.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. The poor are taking advantage of this edict to marry off their daughters without enormous expenditure while they can.
窮人們利用這個(gè)法令，盡量不花費(fèi)巨額開銷就把女兒嫁出去。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He issued an edict that none of his writings be destroyed.
他下令不得毀壞他的任何作品。
來自辭典例句
5. Stubbs the plasterer was much downcast at this dreadful edict.