edictAnedictis a command or instruction given by someone in authority. 命令; 指令1. 命令2. 法令;敕令;布告decree1.N-COUNTAdecreeis an official order or decision, especially one made by the ruler of a country. 法令[also 'by' N]例:In July he issued a decree ordering all unofficial armed groups in the country to disband.7月份,他颁布了一项法令,命令解散该国所有非官方武装团体。2.N-COUNTAdecreeis a judgment made by a law court. 判决[美国英语]例:...court decrees.…法院的判决。3.V-TIf someone in authoritydecreesthat something must happen, they decide or state this officially. 发布命令例:The government decreed that all who wanted to live and work in Kenya must hold Kenyan passports.政府下令要求所有想在肯尼亚居住和工作的人必须持有肯尼亚护照。来源有道词典。