a heading on a document 文件标题 ■a set of instructions on an examination paper (考卷的)说明 ■a direction in a liturgical book as to how a church service should be conducted (祈祷书的)礼拜规则,仪式指示 ■a statement of purpose or function 目的陈述,意图说明 art of a purpose, not for its own sake, was his rubric. 有目的的艺术,而不是为艺术而艺术,是他对于目的的陈述。 ■a category 类,类目 party policies on matters falling under the rubric of law and order. 归在法律与制度这一类目下的党的政策。
派生 rubrical adjective 语源
late Middle English rubrish (originally referring to a heading, section of text, etc. written in red for distinctiveness), from Old French rubriche, from Latin rubrica (terra) 'red (earth or ochre as writing material'), from the base of rubeus 'red'; the later spelling is influenced by the Latin form