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

noun | verb

decreedecree1 /dɪˈkri/ ●○○ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYdecree¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Old French decré, from Latin decernere to decide

COLLOCATIONS► issued a decree

The president issued a decree imposing a curfew.

► by decree

The tax was imposed by decree (=using a decree).

1an official command or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country: The president issued a decree imposing a curfew. The tax was imposed by decree (=using a decree).2law a judgment in a court of law: a court decree [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French decré, from Latin decernere to decide]

noun | verb

decreedecree2 verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

decree

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	decree
	he, she, it	decrees
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	decreed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have decreed
	he, she, it	has decreed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had decreed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will decree
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have decreed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am decreeing
	he, she, it	is decreeing
	you, we, they	are decreeing
Past	I, he, she, it	was decreeing
	you, we, they	were decreeing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been decreeing
	he, she, it	has been decreeing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been decreeing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be decreeing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been decreeing

to make an official judgment or give an official command: decree that The king decreed that the army be reduced by 200,000.