出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第244页(231字)
不可变更的法令、条规,或指宝贵的格言,例专制体制下的独裁统治者说的每一句话往往都是金科玉律,而强制人民服从。
In an autocratic state,the utterances of an authoritarian ruler often became infallible laws which the people had to abide by.