1660s, from Latin dictum "thing said (a saying, bon-mot, prophecy, etc.), an order, command," neuter of dictus, past participle of dicere "say" (see diction). In legal use, a judge's expression of opinion which is not the formal resolution of a case.
雙語例句
1. " Pride comes before a fall " is a famous dictum.
“ 驕必?cái)?” 乃至理名言.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. She reminded us of Barnum's dictum: You could sell anything to anybody if you marketed it right.
她提醒我們想想巴納姆的名言：如果營(yíng)銷得力，你可以把任何東西賣給任何人。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Yet Kissinger succeeded in defying an old Washington dictum that you can have in the capital visibility or influence, but not both.