2020-11-21
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด O – Ordinance & ordnance
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Ordinance = ‘AWR-dn-uhns’
ออกเสียง ordnance = ‘AWRD-nuhns’
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Ordnance = military weapons as a whole; heavy guns; artillery
Not to be confused with:
ordinance – law, practice, or custom; religious rite
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group
Ordinance =
An authoritative regulation or statute,
especially one passed by a local authority.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for ordinance
LAW, RULE, REGULATION, PRECEPT, STATUTE, ORDINANCE, CANON
mean a principle governing action or procedure.
LAW implies imposition by a sovereign authority
and the obligation of obedience on the part ofall subject to that authority.
obey the law
RULE applies to more restricted or specific situations.
the rules of the game
REGULATION implies prescription by authority in order to control an organization or system.
regulations affecting nuclear power plants
PRECEPT commonly suggests something advisory and not obligatory communicated typically through teaching.
the precepts of effective writing
STATUTE implies a law enacted by a legislative body.
a statute requiring the use of seat belts
ORDINANCE applies to an order governing some detail of procedure or conduct enforced by a limited authority such as a municipality.
a city ordinance
CANON suggests in nonreligious use a principle or rule of behavior or procedure commonly accepted as a valid guide. the canons of good taste
Common Errors In English Usage Dictionary
Ordinance & ordnance
A law is an ordinance, but a gun is a piece of ordnance.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Ordinance & ordnance
Ordinance means a regulation, rule, law, or a public injunction or decree:”
“It is a town ordinance to curb your dog.”
“The town council recently debate an ordinance concerning garbage disposal.”
Ordnance, a shortened form of ordinance,
has come to mean
(1) artillery,
(2) military weapons or any kind, and
(3) that branch of a military force engaged in securing and storing supplies of varied kinds:’
“That recruit was placed in the ordinance department, where he was set to work stacking ammunition.”
