Precept
[ 'prisɛpt ]
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n. 规诫，戒律，箴言;
💡 词根助记
pre….前的，预先+cept拿→以前拿好的[名言]→格言
📝 例句
Do other men, for they will do you; that's the true business precept.
你不吃人，人就吃你——这就是真本生意经。
Practice [Example] is better than precept.
身教胜于言教。
The precept of walking under the eaves
垂堂之戒
Exercise is better than precept.
(谚语)身教胜于言教。
Example is better than precept.
以身作则胜于口头训导。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ precept-规则,concept-概念:游戏的规则是应先让我们知道的概念
※ pre-前缀“在…前”,cept-词根“采取、拿住”:预先接受的话是格言,预先采取的是原则
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
precept
n
1 [C] rule or guide, esp for behaviour 规范; 准则; （尤指）格言, 箴言
follow the precepts of one's religion 遵循自己的宗教戒律
He lived by the precept `practise what you preach'. 他奉行｀言行一致＇的准则.
2 [U] moral instruction 道德箴言; 教训
Example is better than precept. 身教胜於言教.
🔁 扩展释义
*['pri:sept]n. 规诫, 规矩, 格言, 训令【经】 告诫, 指令
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Many hands make light work.
人多好办事。
Here are the two originals of the contract we prepared.
这是我们准备好的两份合同正本。
I suppose it's better to be safe than sick.
我想安全总要比生病好。