commandment

[US]/kə'mɑːndmənt/
[UK]/kə'mændmənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 戒條,戒律,規條
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

Ten Commandments

十誡

Example Sentences

Blessed are you Adonai, king of the universewho has sanctified us with your commandments and commanded usto dwell in the sukkah.

今晚剛好有人要來我家唱詩歌,我真是覺得幸福,在住棚節的七天,大家也要快樂喔!

Real-world Examples

We have a compelling commandment that tells us we are to love our neighbor.

我們的戒律就是要愛我們的鄰里。

Source: VOA Standard November 2015 Collection

Blake is referencing the 10 commandments which are 10 biblical rules for ethics and worship.

布萊克引用了 10 條誡命,這是聖經中關於道德和崇拜的 10 條規則。

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

The fifth commandment tells us to honor our parents, no matter how hideous or repellent they may be.

第五戒律告訴我們要尊敬父母,無論他們多麼可怕多麼討人厭。

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Wonderful. I'll send the corporate commandments from the Chicago office so you can give them an idea of our best practices.

太棒了 我會把芝加哥公司的公司章程發給你 你可以向他們展示我們最好的公司制度。

Source: Emily in Paris

He was, in other words, an early evangelist for the first commandment of today's economy: Service rules.

換句話說,他是當今經濟戒律——服務規則——的第一位傳道者。

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

There should have been a special commandment against nagging.

應該有一條反對嘮叨的特別誡命。

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

What would it be like to try to update the commandments for our own times?

嘗試爲我們自己的時代更新誡命會是什麼樣子?

Source: Cultural Discussions

Charlton Heston picked up ten commandments in 15 minutes.

我們的第一個孩子就發生在15分鐘內 最多15分鐘!

Source: Growing Pains Season 1

I think it's an irony thing, that pesky eighth commandment.

真諷刺 聖經裏第八誡幹嘛用的。

Source: Cat and Mouse Game Season 1

Make new disciples. Baptize them and teach them to obey my commandments.

結交新門徒。給他們施洗並教導他們遵守我的誡命。

Source: Beginner's Bible

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