precept
/ˈpriːsept/noun
1
- a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought规诫, 戒律; 箴言：
moral precepts
道德戒律
the legal precept of being innocent until proven guilty
“被证明有罪之前作无罪推定”这一法律规定
mass noun children learn far more by example than by precept.孩子们从身教中学到的要比言教多得多。
2
- a writ or warrant训令, 令状：
the Commissioner issued precepts requiring the companies to provide information.
长官发出军令状要求各连队提供信息。
2.1
- Brit.an order issued by one local authority to another specifying the rate of tax to be charged on its behalf〈英〉（一地方政府对另一地方政府发出的明确后者应代征税率的）税令。
2.2
- Brit.this rate, or the tax itself〈英〉（税令规定的）税率; 税种。
派生词
preceptive
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin praeceptum, neuter past participle of praecipere 'warn， instruct'， from prae 'before'+capere 'take'.