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apothegm

/ap-uh-them/US // ˈæp əˌθɛm //UK // (ˈæpəˌθɛm) //

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saying说,说法,说话,说法是 aphorism警句,谚语,格言,警句式 dictum箴言,口号,宣言,训词 truism陈词滥调,陈规 maxim格言,座右铭,名言,座右铭是 moral道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上 proverb谚语,俗话说,俗话说的好,俗语 axiom公理,公理主义,公理原则

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounadage

Synonyms

aphorism警句,谚语,格言,警句式 axiom公理,公理主义,公理原则 dictum箴言,口号,宣言,训词 maxim格言,座右铭,名言,座右铭是 moral道德,道德的,道义上的,道德上 proverb谚语,俗话说,俗话说的好,俗语 saying说,说法,说话,说法是 truism陈词滥调,陈规

Examples

Half an inch taller than Kerry, she fully merited the compliment designed by that trite apothegm, "a fine woman."
And he quoted with approval the infamous apothegm of Louis the Eleventh: "Qui nescit dissimulare, nescit regnare."
The trouble with Riderhood's apothegm is that it supplies an endless excuse for not doing it.
"Les femmes se suivent et se ressemblent toujours," said I, parodying a well-known apothegm.
This legend reads like a moral apothegm on the increasing value of life as it passes away.

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