Maxim
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[编辑] 解释
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- n. 格言, 普遍真理
- ［英］ n. 格言, 普遍真理 ( a concisely expressed principle or rule of conduct)
- ［记］ maxim作为词根是""大、高""的意思, 如: maximal ( 最大的) , maximum ( 最大量)
- ［例］ Grandpa always gave advice in the form of maxims.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Etymology: Middle English maxime, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin maxima, from Latin, feminine of maximus, superlative of magnus large — more at much
- Date: 1567
- 1. a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
- 2. a proverbial saying
