apothegm

n. 格言, 箴言

发音

US /ˈæ.pə.θɛm/

词形变化

apothegms 复数 apothegms

别名

apophthegm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.

词汇关系

名词

词源

From French apophthegme or Medieval Latin apothegma, from Ancient Greek ἀπόφθεγμα (apóphthegma), from ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai, “speak out”).

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