The Open Dictionary

writ

noun

UK/rɪt/
US/rɪt/

Definitions of writ noun

document(文件)

  1. Countable(可數名詞)law(法律)specialized(專業)

    A formal legal document issued by a court that commands a person to take a specific action or appear in court.

    （法庭的）傳票；令狀

    • He received at least seven court writs due to the overdue payment of his bills.

      他因逾期未繳帳單而收到了至少七張法院傳票。

    • She has issued a writ of defamation against the newspaper.

      她已對該報紙發出了誹謗令狀。

    • The company received a writ from the court to cease production.

      公司收到了法院要求停止生產的令狀。

authority(權力)

  1. Uncountable(不可數名詞)formal(正式)

    The formal authority or power to govern or create laws.

    統治權；立法權

    • holy writ

      神聖的律法

    • He believed his rule was based on divine writ.

      他相信他的統治是基於神聖的律法。

    • The country’s constitution is regarded as the highest writ of law.

      該國的憲法被視為最高的法律。

verb

UK/rɪt/
US/rɪt/

Definitions of writ verb

  1. The past participle of 'write'.

    write的過去分詞

Idioms

  • writ large

    If something is described as 'writ large,' it means it is a more obvious or exaggerated version of something else; an amplified or expanded representation.

    以更明顯或更大的規模呈現；放大或擴大。

    • The political squabbles in this small town are, in reality, the national political struggles writ large.

    這個小鎮的政治爭吵，實際上是全國政治鬥爭的放大版。

  • be writ large

    To be very obvious or apparent; to be easily noticed or understood.

    顯而易見

    • His enthusiasm for the job was writ large in his manner and speech.

    他對工作的熱情在他的舉止和言談中顯而易見。