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epigram

英 ['epɪgræm] 美
  • n. 警句;讽刺短诗;隽语

TEM8GRE畅通词汇

词态变化


复数: epigrams;形容词: epigrammatic;

助记提示


1. epi- "on" => epi-on => 谐音“鹅皮肮” => 鹅皮很肮脏,就不要吃了。

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.

双语例句


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.

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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.

来自辞典例句

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.

来自辞典例句

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

来自辞典例句

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.

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