epigram
英 ['ep?gr?m]
美
助記提示
1. epi- "on" => epi-on => 諧音“鵝皮骯” => 鵝皮很骯臟，就不要吃了。
中文詞源
epigram 警句epi-, 在上，在中。-gram, 寫，見telegram。與epigraph在詞源上沒有區別，詞義更多來自人為區別。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.
- 過了一會兒, 英文老師作出了一首諷刺詩.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.
- 蒂托是有準備的, 他犧牲了這首詩來滿足斯卡拉.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
- 一個突如其來的形象或警句突然把意境照亮.
來自辭典例句
- 4. We can express this statement as an epigram.
- 我們可把這一命題表達為一個短句.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.
- 文章收益按類別, 每個進入了一個發人深省的警句.
來自互聯網