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precept

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pre-=before

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axiom  belief  principle  proposition  rule  saying    

precept


/'pri:sept; `prisɛpt/
n
1 [C] rule or guide, esp for behaviour 规范; 准则; (尤指)格言, 箴言
*follow the precepts of one's religion 遵循自己的宗教戒律
* He lived by the precept `practise what you preach'. 他奉行`言行一致'的准则.
2 [U] moral instruction 道德箴言; 教训
*Example is better than precept. 身教胜于言教.

precept


n[C]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: praeceptum, from praecipere 'to take beforehand, give instruction to']
formal a rule on which a way of thinking or behaving is based
 basic moral precepts