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- a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way（法院等的）令状, 书面命令。
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- chiefly Brit. a Crown document summoning a peer to Parliament or ordering the election of a member or members of Parliament〈主英〉（以国王名义发布召集贵族出席议会或命令选举议会议员的）诏书。
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one's writ
one's power to enforce compliance or submission; one's authority权力; 权威：you have business here which is out of my writ and competence.
你在这儿的事务我既管不着也管不了。
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- archaic a piece or body of writing〈古〉一段文字; 一篇文章。
短语
one's writ runs
- one has authority of a specified extent or kind某人在…有权力：
Whitewall is the one area where his writ runs.
怀特渥尔是唯一属于他管辖的范围。
词源
Old English， as a general term denoting written matter， from the Germanic base of WRITE.
短语
writ large
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- clear and obvious显而易见的, 明显的：
the unspoken question writ large upon Rose's face.
露茜的脸部表情明显地表明了她那未说出口的疑问。
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- in a stark or exaggerated form显然扩大（或夸大）的：
bribing people by way of tax allowances is the paternalistic state writ large.
用收入免税额来收买人心显然是家长式统治方式的扩大化。