mot
/moh/US // moʊ //UK // (məʊ) //
动议,动机,动词,动动
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- : Archaic. a note on a horn, bugle, etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
A talented cartoonist, distinguished practical joker, and recognized as one of the kings of bon mot, he led a free and easy life.
This style of the decadence is the "dernier mot" of Verbe, summoned to express all and to venture to the very extremes.
A joke, a banter, a bon-mot, make more impression upon the man of the world than all the grave notions of his religion.
So Macklin subsided; and Thyrsis learned afterwards that his remark was going the rounds, being considered to be a mot.
The "sire," fell on the ears of Madame Chalice like a mot in a play; but Valmond, living up to his part, was grave and solicitous.
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