aphorism
noun[C]
uk/ˈæf.ə.rɪ.zəm/us/ˈæf.ɚ.ɪ.zəm/ashortcleversaying that isintendedtoexpressageneraltruth:
格言,警句OscarWilde wasfamousfor such aphorisms as "Experience is thenameeveryone gives totheirmistakes".诸如“经验者,乃所有人对其错误之雅称”这类的警句使得奥斯卡•王尔德闻名于世。
Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- backchannel
- clause
- coin
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- declarative sentence
- defining
- dicta
- dictum
- epigram
- epigrammatic
- idiom
- jawbreaker
- motto
- phrase
- proverbial
- sentence
- slogan
- soundbite
- tail