Epigram
[ 'epiɡræm ]
出国 Abroad
n. 机智的短诗，警句，讽刺诗;
💡 词根助记
epi在…上，在…周围，在…后面+gram写→写在上面的话→格言
📝 例句
To create an epigram.
作讽刺短诗
We can express this statement as an epigram.
我们可把这一命题表达为一个短句。
" I can resist everything except temptation " is a very interesting epigram.
"除了诱惑我什麽都能够抵制"是句非常有趣的隽语。
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。
Of or having the nature of an epigram.
警句式的，有警句特点的
🌱 联想助记
【记】epi-前缀“在…外”,gram-词根“写”:出门在外,有感而发→讽刺短诗
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
epigram
n
short poem or saying expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way 诙谐短诗; 警句
The playwright Oscar Wilde was noted for his epigrams. 剧作家奥斯卡?王尔德以他的诙谐短诗著称.
🔁 扩展释义
*['epigræm]n. 警句, 讽刺短诗
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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So ... back to work.
因此……用功吧。
By the side of sickness health becomes sweet.
和疾病相比较，才显得健康的可贵。
It's only three hundred pounds. But, of course, it's not as good as the expensive one.
它只要300英镑。但是，它当然没有价钱高那种好。