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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.
過(guò)了一會(huì)兒, 英文老師作出了一首諷刺詩(shī).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.
蒂托是有準(zhǔn)備的, 他犧牲了這首詩(shī)來(lái)滿足斯卡拉.
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
一個(gè)突如其來(lái)的形象或警句突然把意境照亮.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. We can express this statement as an epigram.
我們可把這一命題表達(dá)為一個(gè)短句.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.