commandment
/kəˈmɑːndmənt/noun
1- a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments神的戒律, 圣诫(尤指基督教十诫中的一诫)。
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- humorous a rule to be observed as strictly as one of the Ten Commandments〈幽默〉(像十诫一样必须严格遵守的)规定, 法令。
词源
Middle English: from Old French comandement, from comander 'to command' (see COMMAND).