late 14c., from Old French percept, percet (12c.), from Latin praeceptum "maxim, rule of conduct, order," noun use of neuter past participle of praecipere "give rules to, order, advise," literally "take beforehand," from prae "before" (see pre-) + capere (past participle captus) "to take" (see capable). For change of vowel, see biennial.
实用例句
1. It occurs to me that example is always more efficacious than precept.
我想到身教重于言教.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. You won't find this moral precept in the scriptures.
你在《圣经》中找不到这种道德规范.
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3. Example is better than precept.
言教不如身教.
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4. Armed with such a precept, a number of doctors may slip into deceptive practices.
