1·Eventually, perhaps soon, the market must obey Mr Micawber's dictum.
最终,也许很快,市场肯定会兑现米考伯的格言。
2·And it was Bear that brought the first serious reminder, after years of excess, of Walter Bagehot's dictum that if you have to prove you are worthy of credit, your credit is already gone.
也正是贝尔公司首先使人们在多年的放纵之后,深刻地记起了沃尔特•白高特的格言——如果你到了不得不证明你是可信赖的时候,那么信任已经离你而去。
3·The most fundamental change has been the rejection of Aristotle's dictum that true tragedy can only depict those with power and high status.
最根本的改变,一直拒绝亚里士多德的格言:真正的悲剧,只能描绘那些与权力和很高的地位。
4·Something, such as an order or a dictum, having absolute or unquestioned authority.
(命令,格言)具有绝对的权威:具有绝对的或不可置疑的权威的事物,如命令或法官的意见。
5·Orwell's dictum now faces a new test.
奥威尔的这则格言现如今正面临新的考验。