fiat
英 [ˈfiːæt]
美 [ˈfiːæt]
n. (当权者的)法令,命令,谕
复数:fiats
BNC.16033 / COCA.13898
牛津词典
noun
- (当权者的)法令,命令,谕
an official order given by sb in authority
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 命令;指令
If something is doneby fiat, it is done because of an official order given by someone in authority.- He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.
他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。
- He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.
英英释义
noun
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
- a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there