Noun:

1. an authoritative declaration

2. an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding

pronouncementn.公告；声明

dictatevi.听写vt.口授；规定；决定，影响n.命令，支配，主宰；指挥；指令

statementn.陈述；声明；【计】语句

sayingn.谚语；俗话；格言动词say的现在分词.

maximn.格言；箴言；普遍真理Maxim: 马克西姆(姓氏).

proverbn.谚语；格言；众所周知的人

motton.座右铭；箴言

aphorismn.格言；警语

dictationn.听写；口述；命令

truismn.自明之理；老生常谈

sawn.锯v.用锯子锯；前后移动；看见，明白，了解（动词see的过去式）

say-son.无根据的话；决策权

obiter dictumn.法官于判决中附带表示的意见；附带讲的话

1. defeat the champion
   
2. "All's well that ends well" is the dictum of unanimous common sense.
   “结果好就一切都好，”这是我们的常识一致公认的名言。
3. Ever sinceWebster's dictum has been regarded as a principle of international law
   自此，韦伯斯特的正式声明就被遵为国际法原则。