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
late Middle English: from Old French policie 'civil administration', via Latin from Greek politeia 'citizenship', from politēs 'citizen', from polis 'city'
policy2 (pl. -ies)
a contract of insurance 保单 they took out a joint policy. 他们取得了联合保单。
语源
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'