epigram

英 [ˈepɪɡræm]

美 [ˈepɪɡræm]

n.  诙谐短诗; 警句; 隽语

复数：epigrams　

GRETEM8

BNC.33917 / COCA.36427

牛津词典

noun

• 诙谐短诗；警句；隽语
  a short poem or phrase that expresses an idea in a clever or amusing way

柯林斯词典

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

英英释义

noun

• a witty saying
  Synonym:quip

双语例句

• The poet should talk well, but not with an obvious striving after epigram; he should be sensitive, but not carry his vanity openly on his sleeve for the daws to peck at.
  诗人应该很会说话，但并不刻意求工；他应该很敏感，但并不显露出他的虚荣。
• Ancient Chinese "Guanzhen" is a kind of epigram of administration.
  中国古代官箴是以一种劝诫文体表达出来的“为官之道”。
• "I can resist everything except temptation" is a very interesting epigram.
  “除了诱惑我什麽都能够抵制”是句非常有趣的隽语。
• The second aspect, the motto of Meng epigram and proverb a concrete and detailed analysis.
  第二个方面，对《孟子》中的格言警句及成语进行了具体而详细的分析。
• Distinguishing between enlivening passage and epigram;
  辨警策与警句；
• Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
  一个突如其来的形象或警句突然把意境照亮。
• His gift for epigram is, indeed, such as to make us long for an occasional stretch of leisurely commonplace.
  的确，爱默生在警句隽语方面如有神赐，以至于使我们总期待他从悠闲的老生常谈中的偶然拓展。
• We must bear in mind this instructive epigram.
  这句警语有很强的指导作用，要牢记在心。
• If anyone wonders about that epigram, let him look at the exalted language of values, evil and rights in 1999, and see what kind of government our intervention in Kosovo, supposedly in pursuit of those values, has brought about.
  如果有人对此感到怀疑的话，不妨让他看看1999年那些有关价值、罪恶和权利高尚言辞，看看我们对科索沃的干预带来了什么样的政府&它本来应该遵循这些价值观。
• After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.
  过了一会儿，英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗。