fiat

英 [ˈfiːæt]

美 [ˈfiːæt]

n.  (当权者的)法令，命令，谕

复数：fiats　

GRE医学

BNC.16033 / COCA.13898

牛津词典

noun

• （当权者的）法令，命令，谕
  an official order given by sb in authority

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 命令;指令
  If something is doneby fiat, it is done because of an official order given by someone in authority.
  1. He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.
     他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。

英英释义

noun

• a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
  1. a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there
  Synonym:decreeedictorderrescript

双语例句

• Over the past two decades, a world of fiat money has supplied modest inflation and supported stable growth.
  过去20年间，名义货币主导的世界做到了通胀水平适度，并为经济稳定增长提供了支撑。
• Several Chrysler models will be rebadged under the Fiat and Lancia nameplates for sale outside North America.
  数款克莱斯勒车型将被贴上菲亚特和蓝旗亚（lancia）的铭牌在北美意外地区销售。
• Fiat money is used as money because of government decree.
  法定货币是由于政府的法令而被使用的货币。
• As a student at UCLA, I bought a small Fiat on borrowed money.
  当我在洛杉矶加大作学生时，借钱购买了一部细小的快意牌汽车。
• Smaller firms, such as Navistar in America and Fiat's Iveco, could find themselves as targets.
  小型公司，比如美国的Navistar（航星）和Fiat（菲亚特）的Iveco（依维柯），都可能是被并购的对象。
• Under pressure from the American government, Fiat and other manufacturers obeyed the new safety regulations.
  在美国政府的压力之下，菲亚特和其他汽车制造商同意遵守新的安全规定。
• Last Thursday, Moody's Investors Service placed Fiat under observation for a possible downgrade on short-and long-term debt.
  上周四，穆迪投资者服务公司（Moody'sInvestorsService）将菲亚特列入了可能下调其短期和长期债务评级的观察名单。
• Fiat specializes in small and midsize cars.
  菲亚特主要生产小型和中型轿车。
• He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.
  他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。
• Fiat crossed the first hurdle this year by launching production of a fuel-efficient engine in Michigan.
  菲亚特今年在密歇根投产了一款节能型发动机，满足了第一个条件。