decree

The President issued a decree making the day a national holiday.总统颁布法令，规定这一天为全国假日。

The soldiers read the people a royal decree. [=an order given by a king or queen]士兵们给民众宣读王室敕令。

a papal decree [=a decree from a Pope]教皇法令

He took his position by decree [=because of a decree] of the national government.他依照国民政府的政令，就任此职位。

by royal decree根据王室敕令

She tried to have the court's decree [=judgment, ruling] reversed.她试图让法院撤销裁决。

a divorce decree离婚判决

Their marriage was annulled by judicial decree.经法庭判决，他们的婚姻关系解除了。

The government decreed a national holiday.政府颁布法令，规定了一个全国假日。

The change was decreed by the President.这次变革是总统下令决定的。

The City Council has decreed that all dogs must be kept on a leash.市议会规定，所有的狗都必须系上狗链。

He was favored to win, but fate decreed otherwise. [=it was not his fate to win; he did not win]他理应获胜，但他的命运不佳。