| 单词 | apothegm |
| 释义 | apothegm (once / 26501 pages) n An apothegm is a short instructive saying that's easy to remember and sometimes even slightly witty, like "haste makes waste." An apothegm often expresses a fundamental truth or general rule. To correctly pronounce apothegm, put the accent on the first syllable and give it the short a sound, as in apple: "A-puh-them." It comes from the Greek word apophthegma, meaning "terse, pointed saying," derived from apo-, meaning "from," and phthengesthai, meaning "to utter." WORD FAMILYapothegm: apothegmatic, apothegmatical, apothegms+/apothegmatic: apothegmatically USAGE EXAMPLESOne of my father’s favorite apothegms was that “you can’t argue with success.” Wall Street Journal(Dec 08, 2015) On Saturday, Broner apologized for his language, invoking an apothegm of his own invention. The New Yorker(Jan 15, 2015) Gay seems uninterested in preaching apothegms like “looks can be deceiving” or “that’s why the world is racist.” Slate(Aug 05, 2014) n a short pithy instructive saying Syn|Hyper aphorism, apophthegm axiom, maxim a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits |
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