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epigram

英 ['epɪgræm] 美

解释

n. 警句；讽刺短诗；隽语

※ 提供单词"epigram"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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.

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.

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.

4. We can express this statement as an epigram.: 我们可把这一命题表达为一个短句.

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.