dictum
noun /ˈdɪktəm/
/ˈdɪktəm/
(plural dicta
(formal) /ˈdɪktə/
/ˈdɪktə/
, dictums)- a statement that expresses something that people believe is always true or should be followed
名言；格言 - the dictum that ‘In politics, there are no friendships.’
“政治中没有友谊”这句格言。 - Every storyteller should remember Aristotle’s dictum that a story must have a beginning, a middle and an end.
每个讲故事的人都应该记住亚里士多德的名言，一个故事必须有开头、中间和结尾。
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘something said’, neuter past participle of dicere. - the dictum that ‘In politics, there are no friendships.’