precepts
戒律
解説 Definition
precepts は precept（戒律、教え、行動の指針）の複数形です。宗教や道徳、教育などで守るべき規則や原則を指し、やや改まった文脈で使われます。
Rules or principles that prescribe how people should behave, especially within a religious, moral, or educational system. The plural often refers to an established set of teachings that members of a community are expected to follow.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
precepts は precept「戒律・行動指針」の複数形。語末が無声音 /t/ なので複数語尾 -s は /s/ と発音する。follow・observe・teach・list precepts の組み合わせで覚え、単なる個人的助言よりも、宗教や道徳の体系で守るべき改まった原則が複数ある場面を思い浮かべる。
Precepts is the regular plural of precept. Because the base word ends in the voiceless sound /t/, the plural -s is pronounced /s/. Learn it with formal collocations such as follow precepts, observe religious precepts, teach moral precepts, and list the precepts. Imagine several established rules guiding the daily conduct of monks or members of a community. That image separates precepts from casual tips or personal advice: a precept is normally a serious principle of behavior, and the plural suggests a recognized body of such teachings.
例文
The monks followed strict precepts every day.
僧侶たちは毎日厳しい戒律に従っていました。
These precepts teach people to act with honesty and kindness.
これらの戒律は、人に正直さと思いやりをもって行動することを教えています。
The old book lists the precepts that guided the community.
その古い本には、共同体を導いた戒律が記されています。
precepts の類義語・関連語
precepts の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語の「praecipere」に由来し、「pre-（前もって）」＋「capere（取る）」に分けられます。事前に心に留めさせる指示が、やがて守るべき行動指針の「戒律」へ発展しました。同語根に「concept（概念）」や「capture（捕獲）」があります。
Precept came through French from Latin praeceptum, meaning an instruction or command, the neuter form of the past participle of praecipere. That verb combines prae-, “before,” with capere, “to take.” The historical development connects the idea of something laid down or taken in advance with an authoritative direction for conduct. Precepts simply adds the regular English plural ending -s to precept.
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