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

That was our last commandment.
这是我们最后一个命令。
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。
The third commandment forbids all profaning and abusing of any thing wherby God makes himself known.
第三诫命禁止我们亵渎与妄用，凡神藉以彰显自己的任何事物。
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。
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。
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。
These nine qualities are an expansion of the great commandment and portray a beautiful description of Jesus Christ.
这九个特质是耶稣给我们「伟大诫命」的延伸，也是对耶稣基督美丽的描述。
That's my Third Commandment.
这是我的第三条戒律。
This is the first and greatest commandment.
这是诫命中的第一，且是最大的。
And this is why God has given us the first commandment.
上帝也是为此赐给了我们十诫。