英语词汇“epigraph”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

epigraph

/ˈɛpɪɡrɑːf

noun

1An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.The epigraph could be seen clearly on the pillars and walls.

2A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.The satirical structure and style of the novel are suggested by an epigraph from Mark Twain's travel book....

Each of the twelve poems in the third section of the book sports an epigraph from a Emerson essay.
The epigraph, a quotation from Dante, further obscures the atmosphere.

Origin

Late 16th century (denoting the heading of a document or letter): from Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein 'write on'.

单词	epigraph
释义	epigraph /ˈɛpɪɡrɑːf / noun 1An inscription on a building, statue, or coin.The epigraph could be seen clearly on the pillars and walls. 2A short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme.The satirical structure and style of the novel are suggested by an epigraph from Mark Twain's travel book.... Each of the twelve poems in the third section of the book sports an epigraph from a Emerson essay. The epigraph, a quotation from Dante, further obscures the atmosphere. Origin Late 16th century (denoting the heading of a document or letter): from Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein 'write on'.
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