epigram
英 ['epɪgræm]
美
- n. 警句；讽刺短诗；隽语
词态变化
复数: epigrams;形容词: epigrammatic;
助记提示
1. epi- "on" => epi-on => 谐音“鹅皮肮” => 鹅皮很肮脏，就不要吃了。
中文词源
epigram 警句
epi-, 在上，在中。-gram, 写，见telegram。与epigraph在词源上没有区别，词义更多来自人为区别。
英文词源
- epigram (n.)
- also epigramme, mid-15c., from Middle French épigramme, from Latin epigramma "an inscription," from Greek epigramma "inscription (especially in verse) on a tomb, public monument, etc.; a written estimate," from epigraphein "to write on, inscribe" (see epigraph). "The term was afterward extended to any little piece of verse expressing with precision a delicate or ingenious thought" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Epigrammatist.
双语例句
- 1. After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.
- 过了一会儿, 英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.
- 蒂托是有准备的, 他牺牲了这首诗来满足斯卡拉.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
- 一个突如其来的形象或警句突然把意境照亮.
来自辞典例句
- 4. We can express this statement as an epigram.
- 我们可把这一命题表达为一个短句.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.
- 文章收益按类别, 每个进入了一个发人深省的警句.
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