epigrams是什么意思？

epigrams

• n. 机智的短诗，警句，讽刺诗( epigram的名词复数 )；

例句

• Poems and essays alike abound in neat turns of phrase, and epigrams that are immediately pleasing. 诗文中充满了简洁的短语和读来清晰可喜的短句.
• She could tattoo me with epigrams. 她会用警句不断地敲打我.
• 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着称.
• His ceaseless straining after brilliant epigrams quickly becomes irritating. 他不断追求漂亮警句的手法则很容易使人厌倦.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

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  诙谐短诗;警句;隽语
  An epigram is a short saying or poem which expresses an idea in a very clever and amusing way.