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.
We are sure the contract can be carried out smoothly.
我们确信合同会顺利执行的。
and at this point, according to my father, I should be looking at farms and cottages in a valley, with the spire of the church of our village showing in the far distance.