motto

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n. 箴言, 座右铭, 警句

发音

US /ˈmɑ.toʊ/
其它
UK /ˈmɒ.təʊ/
CA /ˈmɒ.to/

词形变化

mottoes mottos 复数 mottos mottoes 复数 mottoed mottoing mottos 三单 mottoing 现在分词 mottoed 过去式 mottoed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

座右铭，格言；箴言

a short sentence or phrase giving a rule on how to behave, which expresses the aims or beliefs of a person, school, or institution

'Be prepared' is the motto of the Boy Scouts.

"时刻准备着"是童子军的格言。

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A personal slogan.

    You have to be in it to win it — that's my motto.

  2. 2.

    A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

    座右铭

    政治 纹章
  3. 3.

    A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

    格言

    座右铭

    标语

  4. 4.

    A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To compose mottos.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

slogan catchword shibboleth

上位词 3

saying expression locution

下位词 7

cry mantra catchphrase battle cry rallying cry war cry watchword

词源

Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c. Doublet of mot.

来源：wiktionary