policy

policy1
(pl. -ies)
  1. a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual
    政策,方针
    the government's controversial economic policies.
    政府颇具争议的经济政策。
    [mass noun]it is not company policy to dispense with our older workers.
    抛弃老工人不是我们公司的方针。
    ■[mass noun](archaic)prudent or expedient conduct or action
    (古)谨慎行为,权宜之举
    a course of policy and wisdom.
    谨慎而明智的路线。
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French policie 'civil administration', via Latin from Greek politeia 'citizenship', from politēs 'citizen', from polis 'city'

policy2
(pl. -ies)
  1. a contract of insurance
    保单
    they took out a joint policy.
    他们取得了联合保单。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from French police 'bill of lading, contract of insurance', from Provençal poliss(i)a, probably from medieval Latin apodissa, apodixa, based on Greek apodeixis 'evidence, proof', from apodeiknunai 'demonstrate, show'
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