golden rule

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A fundamental rule or principle. idiomatic
    — It is all-important to remember that naturalists have no golden rule by which to distinguish species and varieties; […]
  2. The principle that one should treat other people in the manner in which one would want to be treated by them.
    — "Mr. Francis seems to understand the fundamental principle of all moral accounting, the great ethic rule of three. Let A do to B, as he would have B do to him; the product will give the rule of conduct required." My father smiled at this reduction of the golden rule to arithmetical form.
  3. A method of statutory interpretation, whereby a judge will deviate from a literal interpretation of the law to the extent necessary to circumvent obvious absurdities or (sometimes) conclusions repugnant to public policy. England,Wales,idiomatic

词形变化

golden rules plural
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