writ
n
formal legal written order to do or not to do sth, issued by a court of law or a person in authority 书面命令; 令状
serve sb with a writ (ie deliver a writ to sb officially) for libel 向被控犯诽谤罪的某人送交令状. writ, 1 (arch 古) pp of write.
2 (idm 习语) ,writ `large (fml or rhet 文或修辞)
(a) easily or clearly recognizable; very obvious 可容易或清楚辨认的; 极明显的
Disappointment was writ large on the face of the loser. 输了的那个人脸上显出十分失望的神情.
(b) in an emphasized form 以突出的或夸大的形式
This policy is liberalism writ large. 这项政策是扩大了的自由主义政策.