fiat

英 [ˈfiːæt]

美 [ˈfiːæt]

n.  (当权者的)法令，命令，谕

复数：fiats　

GRE医学

BNC.16033 / COCA.13898

牛津词典

noun

• （当权者的）法令，命令，谕
  an official order given by sb in authority

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 命令;指令
  If something is doneby fiat, it is done because of an official order given by someone in authority.
  1. He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.
     他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

英英释义

noun

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
  1. a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
  Synonym:decreeedictorderrescript

双语例句

• Darby drove a dinky old Fiat sports car.
  达比开着一辆漂亮的老式菲亚特跑车。
• BMW, Volkswagen's Audi, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz, Tata Motors 'Jaguar Land Rover, Fiat's Chrysler, and Toyota and Honda have all announced price cuts for vehicles or spare parts in July and early August.
  宝马，大众公司的奥迪，戴姆勒公司的梅赛德斯-奔驰，塔塔公司的捷豹和路虎，菲亚特公司的克莱斯勒，以及丰田和本田等都在7月份和8月初宣布降低其汽车和配件的价格。
• Fiat money is used as money because of government decree.
  法定货币是由于政府的法令而被使用的货币。
• As a student at UCLA, I bought a small Fiat on borrowed money.
  当我在洛杉矶加大作学生时，借钱购买了一部细小的快意牌汽车。
• Fiat has been one of the greatest casualties of the recession.
  菲亚特一直是经济萧条中损失最惨重的公司之一。
• The so-called capitalists have forgotten that capital cannot be created by government fiat.
  这些所谓的资本主义者忘记了资本不可能通过政府指令来创造。
• Fiat crossed the first hurdle this year by launching production of a fuel-efficient engine in Michigan.
  菲亚特今年在密歇根投产了一款节能型发动机，满足了第一个条件。
• Smaller firms, such as Navistar in America and Fiat's Iveco, could find themselves as targets.
  小型公司，比如美国的Navistar（航星）和Fiat（菲亚特）的Iveco（依维柯），都可能是被并购的对象。
• The fascists countered the initial green attack by using fiat money to ramp up global oil prices.
  法西斯分子设计了最初对于绿色国家的攻击，通过使用不能兑换的纸币来提升全球石油价格。
• Under pressure from the American government, Fiat and other manufacturers obeyed the new safety regulations.
  在美国政府的压力之下，菲亚特和其他汽车制造商同意遵守新的安全规定。