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单词 de dicto
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Definition of de dicto in English:

de dicto

adjectivedeɪ ˈdɪktəʊdiːdā ˈdiktō
Philosophy
  • Relating to the form of an assertion or expression itself, rather than any property of a thing it refers to.

    Compare with de re
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As mentioned there, these sentences also appear to have readings on which they attribute general or de dicto beliefs to the women in question.
    • Despite his understanding of the de re / de dicto distinction, Abelard came to a more troubled end than Eason Jordan did.
    • And in doing so, he ran afoul of at least three kinds of ambiguity so common that they have conventional names: de re vs. de dicto, attributive vs. referential, and specific vs. generic.
    • By contrast, the de dicto account corresponds to a purely linguistic notion of vagueness.
    • Clarke pointed out that the argument was guilty of confusing de dicto and de re necessity.

Origin

Latin, 'from what is said'.

 
 

Definition of de dicto in US English:

de dicto

adjectivedā ˈdiktō
Philosophy
  • Relating to the form of an assertion or expression itself, rather than any property of a thing it refers to.

    Compare with de re
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clarke pointed out that the argument was guilty of confusing de dicto and de re necessity.
    • And in doing so, he ran afoul of at least three kinds of ambiguity so common that they have conventional names: de re vs. de dicto, attributive vs. referential, and specific vs. generic.
    • As mentioned there, these sentences also appear to have readings on which they attribute general or de dicto beliefs to the women in question.
    • By contrast, the de dicto account corresponds to a purely linguistic notion of vagueness.
    • Despite his understanding of the de re / de dicto distinction, Abelard came to a more troubled end than Eason Jordan did.

Origin

Latin, ‘from what is said’.

 
 
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