释义 |
directoral, a. rare.|dɪˈrɛktərəl| [f. as prec. + -al1.] Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a director; directive, directory.
1874Gladstone in Daily News 10 July 2/5 The business of law is to prevent and to punish crime, and directoral laws are comparatively rare. Directoral statutes, telling 20,000 clergymen what to do every day of their lives, and how their congregations are to be led..must of necessity be exceptional. |