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单词 epigram
释义 ep·i·gram
\ˈepəˌgram, -raa(ə)m\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English epigrame, from Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epigraphein to write on, inscribe, from epi- + graphein to write — more at carve
1. obsolete : epigraph 1
2.
 a. : a short poem treating concisely, pointedly, and often satirically of a single thought or event and often ending with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought
  < the Earl of Rochester's epigram on Charles II: “here lies our sovereign lord the king, whose word no man relies on; he never says a foolish thing nor ever does a wise one” >
 b. : a terse, sage, or witty often paradoxical saying
  < speaks in a characteristically paradoxical epigram of the “sacred duty of lawlessness” — G.L.Kline >
  — compare aphorism, apothegm
 c. : epigrammatic expression
  < his conversation … was a cascade of wit, epigram, and poetic images — G.H.Genzmer >
3. : a small piece of meat (as of lamb, game, poultry) usually breaded and fried and served with a sauce and vegetables as an entree
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