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单词 aphorism
释义 aphorism
 —aphorismic, aphorismatic /af'euh riz mat"ik/,  adj.  
 /af"euh riz'euhm/,  n.  
 a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" (Lord Acton).
 [1520-30; F aphorisme < LL aphorismus < Gk aphorismós definition, equiv. to aphor(ízein) to define (see APHORIZE) + -ismos -ISM]
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