epigram

• n. 警句；讽刺短诗；隽语

epi-, 在上，在中。-gram, 写，见telegram。与epigraph在词源上没有区别，词义更多来自人为区别。

epigram (n.)

also epigramme, mid-15c., from Middle French épigramme, from Latin epigramma "an inscription," from Greek epigramma "inscription (especially in verse) on a tomb, public monument, etc.; a written estimate," from epigraphein "to write on, inscribe" (see epigraph). "The term was afterward extended to any little piece of verse expressing with precision a delicate or ingenious thought" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Epigrammatist.

1. 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.

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2. Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.

蒂托是有准备的, 他牺牲了这首诗来满足斯卡拉.

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3. 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.

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4. We can express this statement as an epigram.

我们可把这一命题表达为一个短句.

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5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.

文章收益按类别, 每个进入了一个发人深省的警句.

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