英英單字圖文記憶(258)
precept [ˈpriˌsɛpt]：
A precept is a
general rule that helps you to decide how you should behave in particular circumstances.【準則；規範；戒律；言教】
【分解】：
【前綴】pre = before，表：預先。
【字根】cept = take/hold/seize，表：拿；抓；握住。
【分析】：precept = 預先規範。引申為：規誡；戒律；箴言。
For example，
Exercise is
better than precept. (諺語)身教勝於言教。
