dictum
/ˈdɪktəm/noun
(pl. dicta /-tə/ 或dictums)
1- a formal pronouncement from an authoritative source（权威人士的）正式声明; 权威意见：
the Politburo's dictum that the party will become a 'left-wing parliamentary party'.
政治局关于该党将成为一个“左翼议会政党”的正式声明。
1.1
- a short statement that expresses a general truth or principle格言, 箴言：
the old dictum 'might is right'.
那句古老的格言“强权即公理”。
1.2
- Law short for OBITER DICTUM.【律】OBITER DICTUM的简称。
词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin， literally 'something said'， neuter past participle of dicere.