vade mecum

美 [ˌvɑːdi ˈmeɪkəm]英 [ˌvɑːdi ˈmeɪkəm]
  • n.(常备的)手册,便览
vade mecumvade mecum

noun

from Latin formal(常备的)手册,便览
a book or written guide which you keep with you all the time, because you find it helpful

noun

1
a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location
Synonym: handbook enchiridion

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  1. Do you still remember last Christmas Day ? I still keep the wallet you sent to me as my vade mecum .

    你是否还记得去年圣诞节?我仍将你送我的钱包随身携带。

  2. A multinational community of law graduates , steeped in French bureaucratic jargon , and happiest away from the public gaze , will write " vade mecum " when they mean handbook , and " modalities " for arrangements .

    一群来自各个国家的法学院毕业生,熟悉法语官僚行话,又乐得不受公众关注,他们会把手册写成“vademecum”,把安排写成“modalities”。