However, Monnet's dictum is also a source of complacency.

然而，莫内的言也成欧盟自满的根源。

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。

Maybe you've heard the contemporary version of Thatcher's dictum.

也许你听撒切尔言的当代版本。

The dictum in writing classes used to be “write what you know.”

从前写作课上的箴言是“写你解的”。

Played by lawyers might be a more accurate dictum. The rules are famously complicated.

“律师玩的游戏”，这么说或许更加准确。橄榄球的规则是出的复杂。

But Weber turned this dictum on its head.

但是Weber把這說法完全倒過來。

Mark Twain's famous dictum comes to mind: " I have lived through many disasters, " he said, " only a few of which actually happened" .

这里就让人想到马克·吐温的言：“我许多灾难，但只有数灾难真正发生”。

In thinking of these trademarks of the academic enterprise, I am reminded of a dictum from Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, the great medieval philosopher known as Maimonides.

想到这些学术事业的成就时，我想起伟大的中世纪哲学家摩西·本·迈蒙尼德的一句箴言。

As with many of Mr Trump's dictums, the legality of the president's latest orders is questionable, though they undoubtedly create uncertainty for the companies involved.

与特朗普的许多裁决一样，总统最新命令的合法性令人生疑，尽管该令无疑会给相关公司带来不确定性。

There is an admitted bumper-sticker quality to dictum like that, but compared with the familiar age-related wisdom-take it slow, watch your diet, stay cheerful-it's bracing.

像这样的格言都被公认为有种保险杠贴纸的味道，但跟熟悉的岁月赋予的智慧——也就是慢慢来，注意饮食，保持乐观——相比，这种格言都还是会让人觉得振奋人心。

A dictum is a short statement or saying which expresses some wise advice or a general truth about life.

格言是简短的陈述或话语，表达的是关于生活的一些明智建议或普遍真理。

Confucius's dictum advised that when the Emperor was evil, people should become recluses – people, like hermits, who live alone and avoid contact with others.

无道则隐——隐居者就像隐士一样，独自生活，避免与他人接触。

Despite all the pressures we are under to believe otherwise, we should place our faith in the wisdom of a well-worn dictum: trust what you knew then, not what you feel now.

尽管我们面临着所有让我们相信相反情况的压力，我们还是应该相信一个久考验的格言的智慧：相信你当时所解的，而不是你现在的感受。

It is a variation on the old Ralph Waldo Emerson dictum: " The louder he mentioned his honour, the faster we counted our spoons."

这是拉尔夫·沃尔多·爱默生那句古老格言的变体：“他提到自己的荣誉的声音越大，我们数勺子的速度就越快。”

A dictum among linguists is that languages differ not in what they can express, but in what they must.

语言学家的一个格言是，语言的差异不在于它们能表达什么，而在于它们必须表达什么。

His dictum was something like, 'When the Emperor is good, serve.

“当君主圣明的时候，入世。

Following Mr Faber's overthrow, it is not so clear that Friedman's famous dictum, that the sole purpose of a company is to increase shareholder value, is in fact dead.

而在费柏尔被赶下台后，他的言——即“公司的唯一目的是增加股东价值”是否会步一样的后尘尚不可知。

Confucius's dictum advised that when the Emperor was evil, people should become recluses - people, like hermits, who live alone and avoid contact with others.

孔子的言建议帝王昏庸的时候，人们应该成为出世者 —— 像隐士一样独居并避免与他人交流的人。

The Fed's recently introduced Bank Term Funding Programme discards this dictum.

美联储最近推出的银行定期融资计划摒弃这一格言。

In that case, the finding of the defendant's negligence would be dicta.

在这种情况下，认定被告的失将是多余的论述。