英语词汇“precepts”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

the basic precepts of a religion I was taught by precept and by example.

Recent Examples on the Web The song mattered more than the author, a pop precept more than a rock one.

Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 Likewise, the precept that large monuments and tombs are always proof of systems of rank comes up for review.

Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022 An argument is often made that the notion of toxic commentary is a wholly vague precept.

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Another environmental daily double, a precept of both smart growth and climate mitigation, is preserving core forests.

Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022 Surveys find that most people in France regard laïcité as an important precept.

Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 This ongoing feedback from regular debriefs ensures the number one precept of a productive performance review: no surprises.

Janine Maclachlan, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 The basic precept of the best-in-breed concept is to look at clouds and third parties as simply collections of services that can be mixed and matched as an app team's needs dictate.

Kit Colbert, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 The starters—mac and cheese, burrata, mussels—blithely observe this precept: unfussy, forthright, hearty.

The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeceptum, from neuter of praeceptus, past participle of praecipere to take beforehand, instruct, from prae- + capere to take — more at heave entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	precepts
释义	precept noun pre·cept ˈprē-ˌsept 1 : a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action 2 : an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official Example Sentences the basic precepts of a religion I was taught by precept and by example. Recent Examples on the Web The song mattered more than the author, a pop precept more than a rock one. Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2022 Likewise, the precept that large monuments and tombs are always proof of systems of rank comes up for review. Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 11 July 2022 An argument is often made that the notion of toxic commentary is a wholly vague precept. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 June 2022 Another environmental daily double, a precept of both smart growth and climate mitigation, is preserving core forests. Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2022 Surveys find that most people in France regard laïcité as an important precept. Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2021 This ongoing feedback from regular debriefs ensures the number one precept of a productive performance review: no surprises. Janine Maclachlan, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021 The basic precept of the best-in-breed concept is to look at clouds and third parties as simply collections of services that can be mixed and matched as an app team's needs dictate. Kit Colbert, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 The starters—mac and cheese, burrata, mussels—blithely observe this precept: unfussy, forthright, hearty. The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praeceptum, from neuter of praeceptus, past participle of praecipere to take beforehand, instruct, from prae- + capere to take — more at heave entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 precepts noun plural of precept as in principles formal a statement by an authority of how people should behave the moral precepts of a religion Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance principles rules values morals axioms maxims codes laws traditions fundamentals regulations commandments constitutions instructions statutes directives ordinances bylaws practices directions habits edicts regs standards decrees ground rules prohibitions directories acts dictates behests proscriptions guidelines orders manners commands restrictions conventions customs formulas decalogues mores canons guides fiats interdictions blueprints charges ways practises bans formulae
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precept

noun

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noun