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obiter dictum

/ob-i-ter -dik-tuhm/US // ˈɒb ɪ tər ˈdɪk təm //

顺口溜,附言,附带说明,附注

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural ob·i·ter dic·ta [ob-i-ter -dik-tuh]. /ˈɒb ɪ tər ˈdɪk tə/.

    • : an incidental or passing remark, opinion, etc.
    • : Law. an incidental or supplementary opinion by a judge in deciding a case, upon a matter not essential to the decision, and therefore not binding as precedent.

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  • Somehow I haven't been able to locate that dictum in the Quran, ahadith or sunan, but it must be there somewhere.

  • "It is an obiter dictum," somebody said to me, apparently thinking that Latin would persuade me.

  • In politics, the dictum ‘follow the money’ usually leads to uncomfortable truths.

  • His basic dictum is that Palestinians must "prove" they are worthy of independence and human rights.

  • That's mainly because the U.S. government said the no-fly dictum applied only to fixed-wing aircraft, not to helicopters.

  • They will carry out the dictum of Carlyle that the modern university is a university of books.

  • Nothing can more clearly illustrate Napoleon's dictum, "A la guerre les hommes ne sont rien, c'est un homme qui est tout."

  • But we doubt whether this dictum enunciates sufficiently clearly the abstract value of morality.

  • The fallacy, therefore, is dicto secundum quid ad dictum simpliciter.

  • Ironice dictum, is Calvin's comment, and the words are at least intelligible if so taken.