aphorisms是什么意思？

aphorisms

• n. 格言，警句( aphorism的名词复数 )；

例句

• He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention. 他阐述的鲜明格言引起了人们的注意.
• "What if they gave a war and nobody came?" was one of his generation's favored aphorisms. “如果他们宣战却无人应战该怎么办？”是他那一代人钟爱的格言。
• Witticisms, maxims, dicta, proverbs, and aphorisms each inhabit a different world. 妙语 、 座右铭 、 名言 、 谚语及格言等各自展现不同领域.
• The aphorisms started following like water as all the old cliches got dusted off. 一些陈词滥调象尘土一样扬起,一些格言警句象洪水一样到处泛滥.
• 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' was one of his generation's favored aphorisms. “如果他们宣战却无人应战该怎么办？”是他那一代人钟爱的格言。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  格言；警句
  An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
  例句
  'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' was one of his generation's favored aphorisms. “如果他们宣战却无人应战该怎么办？”是他那一代人钟爱的格言。