dictum
UK/'diktəm/US/'diktәm/
TOEFLGREC2
释义
n.
An authoritative or formal statement; a saying or principle
格言，权威声明
n.
(law) a judge's remark that is not essential to the decision
（法律）附带意见
词根拆分
词根派生拉丁语 dictum 字面就是「被说出来的东西」——dīcere 的中性过去分词原样进入英语。所以 dictum 逐字就是「一句被陈述的话」——一句被当作权威引用的论断。
词根 dic 还连着 82 个词例句
- 1.
He lived by the old dictum that honesty is the best policy.
他奉行那句古老格言：诚实是上策。
- 2.
The judge's comment was only a dictum, not part of the binding ruling.
法官那句话只是附带意见，不属于具约束力的裁决。