writ
noun uk/rɪt/ us/rɪt/
(DOCUMENT)
[ C ] law specialized（法庭的）传票，令状
a legal document from a law court that tells you that you will be involved in a legal process and explains what you must do
There have been at least seven writs issued against him for late payment of bills. 他因迟付账单至少接到了7次法院传票。
She has served a writ for libel on the newspaper (= she has delivered it to them officially). 她已将起诉这家报纸诽谤的令状送达。
(AUTHORITY)
[ U ] formal统治（或立法）的权威
the authority to rule or make laws
holy writ 神圣的权威
writ
verb old use uk/rɪt/ us/rɪt/
（write 的过去分词）
past participle of write
Idioms
be writ largeidiom formal or literary 显而易见
to be very obvious
Her distress was writ large in her face. 她的痛苦明显地写在脸上。
writ largeidiom formal 夸大了的；更明显的
If one thing is another thing writ large, it is similar to it but larger or more obvious.
Hollywood is often said to be American society writ large. 好莱坞常被称作美国社会的放大版。