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an assize of sth
此义指规范商品度量或价格的法令，常见于历史语境。
The king issued an assize of weights and measures.
国王颁布了一部关于度量衡的法令。
法令；条例
assizes — plural of assize
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法令；条例
regulation of weights and measures
The king issued an assize of weights and measures.
国王颁布了一部关于度量衡的法令。
在法庭或陪审团面前进行的开庭或讯问
A session or inquiry made before a court or jury.
陪审团的裁决或宣布的决定
The verdict reached or pronouncement given by a panel of jurors.
骑士和其他要人的集会(与法警或法官在特定时间地点处理公共事务)
An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain time, for public business.
法规或法令,尤指规范度量衡者。
A statute or ordinance, especially one regulating weights and measures.
The town council enforced an assize that regulated the price of ale.
镇议会强制执行了一项规范麦酒价格的法令。
Under the old assize, butter had to be sold by official weights.
根据旧法令，黄油必须按官方重量出售。
The medieval assize set a standard measure for every loaf of bread.
中世纪的这条法令为每条面包规定了标准尺寸。
此义指规范商品度量或价格的法令，常见于历史语境。
The king issued an assize of weights and measures.
国王颁布了一部关于度量衡的法令。
此处 assize 指古时法庭签发的财产追讨令状。
The sheriff executed a writ of assize to recover the property.
郡长执行了一份巡回法庭令状以收回财产。
Not this
Please assize the damage to the car.
Use this
Please assess the damage to the car.
assize 与 assess 拼写相近，但意思不同：assize 是名词，意为‘法令/法定价格’，不能表示‘评估’；表示‘评估’应用动词 assess。
Not this
The government passed a new assize on food prices.
Use this
The government passed a new law on food prices.
assize 特指关于度量衡的条例或巡回法庭令状，并非泛指任何法律；表达一般法律应用 law。
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面包定价条例
The assize of bread fixed the price and weight of loaves.
面包定价条例规定了面包的价格和重量。
度量衡条例
The assize of weights and measures regulated fair trade.
度量衡条例规范了公平贸易。
收回财产令状
The sheriff acted on a writ of assize to restore the property.
郡长根据收回财产令状归还了财产。
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assize 读起来像 a size，联想官方定尺寸、定价格，就是法令、法定价格。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical legal contexts、legal regulation and procedure assize 通常用于正式、法律或历史语境中，多出现在法律史文献或对旧制度的描述里；现代日常英语中很少使用。
这些词与 assize (/əˈsaɪz/) 押韵，重读音节为 /aɪz/：size /saɪz/, prize /praɪz/, wise /waɪz/, rise /raɪz/, surprise /sərˈpraɪz/, advise /ədˈvaɪz/。注意不要被拼写误导：assess /əˈses/、assign /əˈsaɪn/、precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ 都以 ass- 或 -ise 开头/结尾，但发音不同，不押韵。
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