| 单词 | maxim |
| 释义 | maxim noun[C] uk/ˈmæk.sɪm/us/ˈmæk.sɪm/ashortstatementof ageneraltruth,principle, orruleforbehaviour 格言；基本原理；行为准则Philosophy
maxim| American Dictionarymaxim noun[C] us/ˈmæk·sɪm/abriefstatementof ageneraltruth,principle, orruleforbehavior: Shelivedby the maxim, "Doright,riskconsequences." Examplesofmaximmaxim Themaximis also a comprehensive representation of the world, a generalized description of the "real," purporting to swallow up all particular cases. From theCambridge English Corpus Under the umbrella of thismaxim, a wide variety of what could be called non-realist interpretations of religious belief have flourished. From theCambridge English Corpus It would be a mistake to give overriding significance to any one of the essay's maxims. From theCambridge English Corpus This violation of a quantitymaximcontinues with we all five in (619), which itself, produces a sequential violation. From theCambridge English Corpus In its treatment of such conflicts between maxims and money, the book is a model of clarity. From theCambridge English Corpus Deontologists disagree about whether deontological maxims are aimed at motivation s, deliberations, intentions, attempted actions, or completed actions. From theCambridge English Corpus Consequently, the goal to socialize overrides themaxim; being brief is not a priority in this interactional context. From theCambridge English Corpus The harm-based operation of tort law personalizes the potential consequences of our actions in a way that general maxims to "take care" do not. From theCambridge English Corpus There is, secondly, the reliability of the agent's maxims. From theCambridge English Corpus The agent who considers himself to be acting on the more specific, allegedly universalizablemaximis deceiving himself about his true principles of action. From theCambridge English Corpus This too is an advice book, of course better known and greater as a text, while easily enough made to yield simple maxims. From theCambridge English Corpus In the theoretical section, we consider four different maxims based on whether countries 2 and 3 are friends or rivals. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, and this is the main thing, these very propositions, maxims and values are the most important and worthwhile goals of every endeavor. From theCambridge English Corpus They too condensed insights into maxims, riddles and gnomic sayings, or epigrams about prudent living and shrewd, insightful public decisions. From theCambridge English Corpus One of the foundations of modern linguistics is themaximof categoricity : language is categorical. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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