aphorisms
n. 格言,警句( aphorism的名词复数 )
An aphorism is a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment.
'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。
"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。
He formulated trenchant aphorisms that caught their attention.
他阐述的鲜明格言引起了人们的注意.
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.
The earliest Egyptian writings seem to be charms and other recipes, moral aphorisms, bare records.
最古的埃及文字似乎除了咒语,就是医药处方, 道德格言和简朴的记录.
The book centers on the use of idioms, proverbs and aphorisms.
这本书着重讲成语 、 谚语以及格言的用法.