commandment

US /kəˈmænd.mənt/
UK /kəˈmænd.mənt/
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1.

诫命, 神谕

a divine rule, especially one of the Ten Commandments in the Bible

:
The Ten Commandments are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship.
是一套与伦理和崇拜相关的圣经原则。
Following God's commandments is central to many faiths.
遵守上帝的诫命是许多信仰的核心。
2.

命令, 指示

an order or instruction

:
The general issued a strict commandment to his troops.
将军向他的部队下达了严格的命令
It was a clear commandment from the king.
那是国王的明确命令