aphorism

英 [ˈæfərɪzəm]

美 [ˈæfərɪzəm]

n.  格言; 警句

复数：aphorisms　

GRE

BNC.20541 / COCA.20331

牛津词典

noun

• 格言；警句
  a short phrase that says sth true or wise

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 格言；警句
  Anaphorismis a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
  1. 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' was one of his generation's favored aphorisms.
     “如果他们宣战却无人应战该怎么办？”是他那一代人钟爱的格言。

英英释义

noun

• a short pithy instructive saying
  Synonym:apothegmapophthegm

双语例句

• It is a common aphorism that a woman usually has black magic or hidden weapon when she goes into battle.
  “女子上阵多邪术暗器”是常见警句。女将往往暗藏着神奇的宝贝兵器，以弥补性别劣势。
• It provides a corollary to the aphorism that those who cannot remember history are condemned to repeat it.
  这本书是忘记历史的人注定将重蹈覆辙这句格言的推论。
• "Half the game is90 percent mental," Yogi Berra once said, or something like that, and science is now getting around to putting his aphorism to the test.
  约吉·贝拉曾经说：“半场比赛是百分之九十的精神比赛（心理战），”或类似这样的话，而科学目前正在寻找检验他的格言的时机。
• School buildings, classrooms and workshops arranged portraits of famous scientists and scholars, fled the famous aphorism, or wrote inspiring slogans.
  教学楼、教室、和车间布置著名科学家和学者画像，悬挂著名的治学和教育的名言警语，书写催人奋进的标语。
• It is an old aphorism.
  这是一句老格言。
• His speech torrential convincing argument, the aphorism repeat leaves, is recognized as the big orator who stands out.
  他的演说滔滔雄辩，警句迭出，被公认为出类拔萃的大演说家。
• The education aphorism is precious resources in the treasure house of educational thought.
  教育格言是教育思想宝库中一份珍贵的资源。
• The aphorism: "It's not what is inside the head that is important, it's what the head is inside of", is supposed to capture that point.
  格言：「头脑里面有什麽并不重要，重要的是头脑在什麽里面。」颇能得其旨趣。
• A barbed compliment; a biting aphorism; pungent satire.
  讽刺的赞扬；尖刻的警语作者；尖刻的讽刺。
• What he hears becomes an aphorism still used today, if you build it he will come.
  他听见成为格言今天仍然使用，如果你要把他就会来。