commandment

英 [kəˈmɑːndmənt]

美 [kəˈmændmənt]

n. 诫条(尤指《圣经》中上帝给犹太人的十诫之一)

BNC.15094 / COCA.14661

牛津词典

noun

诫条（尤指《圣经》中上帝给犹太人的十诫之一）
a law given by God, especially any of the Ten Commandments given to the Jews in the Bible

N-COUNT (《圣经·旧约》十诫中的)一诫
The Ten Commandmentsare the ten rules of behaviour which, according to the Old Testament of the Bible, people should obey.
1. The eighth commandment is 'Thou shalt not steal'.
  第八诫是“不可偷盗”。

noun

a doctrine that is taught
1. the teachings of religion
2. he believed all the Christian precepts
Synonym:teachingprecept
something that is commanded

There is none other commandment greater than these.
再没有比这两条诫命更大的了。
Which commandment did he break, stealing or murder?
他犯了哪条戒律，偷窃还是谋杀？
What is the first commandment the LORD God gave us?
上帝给你们的第一戒律是什么？
Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight?
你为什么藐视耶和华的命令，行他眼中看为恶的事呢。
31The second is this:'Love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no commandment greater than these.
其次就是说：‘要爱人如已。’再没有比这两条诫命更大的了。
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [ me].
因为罪趁着机会，就藉着诫命引诱我，并且杀了我。
You are also breaking a biblical commandment: honour thy father and mother.
你还打破了圣经中的戒条：尊敬你的父母。
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
你们要彼此相爱，像我爱你们一样，这就是我的命令。
Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and he was made lord of Egypt.
若瑟在患难中遵守了诫命，然后才作了埃及的主人。
We have to admit that given our selfishness, we need the New Commandment to love one another.
面对我们原来是那么自私的事实，我们不得不承认我们真的需要新的诫命来彼此相爱。