Aphorism
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 格言
- ［英］ n. 格言 ( a short, pointed sentence; maxim; adage)
- ［记］ 提醒您已学到的adage ( 格言) , 以及要学到的maxim ( 公理, 格言)
- ［同］ 派生词: aphoristic ( adj. 格言似的, 警句似的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle French aphorisme, from Late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos definition, aphorism, from aphorizein to define, from apo- + horizein to bound — more at horizon
- Date: 1528
- 1. a concise statement of a principle
- 2. a terse formulation of a truth or sentiment ; adage
- • aphorist noun
- • aphoristic adjective
- • aphoristically adverb
