commandment

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kəˈmɑːndmənt/    美 /kəˈmændmənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten Commandments. countable,uncountable
    — A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee alſo loue one another.
  2. Something that must be obeyed; a command or edict. archaic,countable,humorous,uncountable
    — Pau. Pray you then, / Conduct me to the Queene. / Gao. I may not (Madam) / To the contrary I haue expreſſe commandment.
  3. The offence of commanding or inducing another to violate the law. countable,uncountable
  4. The act of commanding; exercise of authority. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — To rule, is vnderſtoode to haue the higheſt and ſupreme authoritie of commaundement.

词形变化

commandments plural commaundment alternative,obsolete commandement alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
11th commandment

词源

Inherited from Middle English comaundement, from Old French comandement, from comander. See command.
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