aphorism

英 [ˈæfərɪzəm]

美 [ˈæfərɪzəm]

n.  格言; 警句

复数：aphorisms　

GRE

BNC.20541 / COCA.20331

牛津词典

noun

• 格言；警句
  a short phrase that says sth true or wise

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 格言；警句
  Anaphorismis a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
  1. '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。

英英释义

noun

• a short pithy instructive saying
  Synonym:apothegmapophthegm

双语例句

• School buildings, classrooms and workshops arranged portraits of famous scientists and scholars, fled the famous aphorism, or wrote inspiring slogans.
  教学楼、教室、和车间布置著名科学家和学者画像，悬挂著名的治学和教育的名言警语，书写催人奋进的标语。
• But his aphorism is about as good a one-sentence summary of classical feminism as you can get.
  他的这句名言是传统女权主义的绝佳总结。
• To question any of this is to reject the aphorism "Obedience is the only path to happiness," which here supercedes independent thought.
  任何问题，这是拒绝格言“服从是唯一的道路，以幸福”，这在这里取代独立思考。
• But, even so, George Orwell's over-quoted aphorism that serious sport is war minus the shooting misses the most important point.
  但即便如此，乔治奥威尔（GeorgeOrwell）被反复引用的格言真正的体育竞技是一场没有硝烟的战争却忽略了最为重要的一点。
• It is a common aphorism that a woman usually has black magic or hidden weapon when she goes into battle.
  “女子上阵多邪术暗器”是常见警句。女将往往暗藏着神奇的宝贝兵器，以弥补性别劣势。
• "Half the game is90 percent mental," Yogi Berra once said, or something like that, and science is now getting around to putting his aphorism to the test.
  约吉·贝拉曾经说：“半场比赛是百分之九十的精神比赛（心理战），”或类似这样的话，而科学目前正在寻找检验他的格言的时机。
• This week, however, the pessimism behind that aphorism is due to be tested.
  本周，这句谚语背后的悲观情绪将受到考验。
• Such "Lean Japan Tours" have been made by managers and educators since the1990's, applying the lean aphorism: "Go to the Gemba"( go to where the work is being done).
  这样的“日本精益之旅”由一些管理人士和教育家在二十世纪90年代发起，也是践行了精益的箴言“到现场去（GototheGenba）”，也就是前往工作真正得以完成的地方。
• He quoted a Chinese aphorism as he accepted the nomination on Saturday, which he translated as, "together we work, together we progress."
  洪博培在上周六接受提名之际，引用了一条他喜欢的中文格言：“一起工作，一起进步。”
• This aphorism refers to the difficulty of staying clean in a corrupt culture.
  意思是说在一个腐败的文化里很难独善其身。