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

• 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。
• Fiat, VW and Peugeot all said they would raise or consider raising their prices this year.
  菲亚特、大众及标致均宣称，将会或将考虑在今年提价。
• 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。
• The Chrysler and Fiat stands at the Detroit show were instructive to observe.
  观察克莱斯勒和菲亚特在底特律车展上的展台颇有启发意义。
• 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 has been one of the greatest casualties of the recession.
  菲亚特一直是经济萧条中损失最惨重的公司之一。
• The so-called capitalists have forgotten that capital cannot be created by government fiat.
  这些所谓的资本主义者忘记了资本不可能通过政府指令来创造。
• Chrysler said it would halt production while it completes a deal with Fiat.
  克莱斯勒方面称，一旦与菲亚特完成交易，就将停止生产。
• There are two forms of money: commodity money and fiat money. The first money is commodity money.
  货币主要有两种形式：商品货币和纸币。最初的货币形式是商品货币。
• Fiat wants to merge Opel with its own autos division and recently acquired Chrysler.
  菲亚特希望将欧宝与自己的汽车业务合并，该公司于近期收购了克莱斯勒（Chrysler）。