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follow a precept
She tries to follow the precept of honesty in her daily life.
她努力在生活中遵循诚实的规诫。
准则；行为准则
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
准则；行为准则
A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
She tries to follow the precept of honesty in her daily life.
她努力在生活中遵循诚实的规诫。
规则或原则,尤其是关于个人行为的。
A rule or principle, especially one governing personal conduct.
行为准则
rule of personal conduct
书面命令,尤其是付款要求。
A written command, especially a demand for payment.
教义
a doctrine that is taught
One important precept of our family is to always tell the truth.
我们家庭的一条重要行为准则是永远说实话。
AI contextual example
The teacher explained the moral precepts of Confucianism to her students.
老师向学生们解释了儒家学说的道德教义。
AI contextual example
He lives by the precept that hard work leads to success.
他奉行勤奋带来成功的行为准则。
AI contextual example
he believed all the Christian precepts
他信奉基督教的所有戒律
WordNet
She tries to follow the precept of honesty in her daily life.
她努力在生活中遵循诚实的规诫。
He lives by the precept that hard work leads to success.
他遵循勤奋带来成功的格言生活。
The ancient precept that one should treat others as oneself is still relevant.
己所不欲勿施于人的古训仍然适用。
Not this
The teacher taught us a concept of honesty.
Use this
The teacher taught us a precept of honesty.
“concept”与“precept”拼写相近，但含义不同。concept指“概念”，而precept指“规诫、准则”。此处应使用precept表示道德准则。
Not this
He precepted his students to be disciplined.
Use this
He gave his students a precept to be disciplined.
precept是名词，不可直接用作动词。正确的表达是使用动词“give”或“teach”与precept搭配，表示“传授规诫”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
道德准则
The book is full of moral precepts for young readers.
这本书充满了给年轻读者的道德准则。
宗教戒律
He lives according to the religious precepts of his community.
他按照自己社区的宗教戒律生活。
遵守戒律
The monks strictly observe the precepts of the monastery.
僧侣们严格遵守修道院的清规戒律。
言传身教
A good leader teaches by precept and example.
优秀的领导者言传身教。
佛教戒律
Taking the Buddhist precepts is an important step for practitioners.
受持佛教戒律对修行者来说是重要的一步。
身教胜于言教
Instead of telling your kids what to do, remember that example is better than precept.
与其告诉孩子该怎么做，不如记住身教胜于言教。
反复训导，循序渐进
She taught the difficult grammar rule precept upon precept until the students finally got it.
她反复地讲解这条难懂的语法规则，直到学生们终于掌握。
言传身教
A good parent teaches children by precept and example.
好的父母通过言传身教来教育孩子。
身教胜于言教。
A common precept in education is that example is better than precept, so good teachers practice what they preach.
教育中的一个常见准则是身教胜于言教，所以好老师都身体力行。
Use precept naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
拆成 pre（预先）+ cept（联想 accept 接受）：预先接受的规则就是行为准则，记住 precept 意为“行为准则”。
语域：formal 常见场景：moral instruction、religious teachings、philosophical writing precept 通常用于正式书面语，多出现在宗教、哲学或道德教导中，日常口语里很少用。若指“行为准则”，日常对话中用 rule 或 principle 会更自然。
注意：accept /əkˈsɛpt/、concept /ˈkɑːnˌsɛpt/、except /ɪkˈsɛpt/、intercept /ˌɪntərˈsɛpt/ 的结尾 -cept 都读 /sɛpt/，与 precept 的词尾发音一致。但 receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ 是拼写近似词，发音不同（p 不发音，元音也不同）。另外，precept 的重音在第一个音节，而 accept、except、intercept 的重音在最后一个音节。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.