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单词 motto
释义
motto
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒt.əʊ/us
/ˈmɑː.t̬oʊ/
pluralmottosormottoes
ashortsentenceor phrase thatexpressesabelieforpurpose:
座右铭，格言，箴言
Her motto is "Work hard,playhard".她的座右铭是“努力工作，痛快玩乐”。
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(Definition ofmottofrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

motto| American Dictionary

motto
noun[C]
us
/ˈmɑt̬·oʊ/
pluralmottosormottoes
a word, phrase, orsentencethatexpressestheprinciplesorbeliefof aperson,group,country, ororganization:
The mottoprintedon UScurrencyis "InGodWe Trust."
(Definition ofmottofrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmotto

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Her presence is felt more in the flute motif, paradoxically amottoof departure and absence.
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This relationship was reflected in the design mottoes employed by many of the competing architects.
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The second section is lower and slower and much more inward and intense, themottoappearing as a 'reminiscence', though everything is derived from it.
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He said he remained faithful to thismotto.
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In relation to the whole movement, these three bars assume the role of amotto.
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It has been a widely acceptedmottothat "everyone has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country".
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He also changed themottoof the police.
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Themottobecame military victory first and then civic action.
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In the first section themottois immediately extended in virtuoso figurations, building to a climax.
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We suggested that this tractus acts to set the crucial opening sentence apartmotto-like from the rest of the motet.
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If everyone adopted themottoas a personal principle, they would be worthy of happiness and others would be justified in making them happy.
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This samemotto, often written within the border of the shield, was later used by other descendants of this line of the family.
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Computophiles will seldom admit any limitations: theirmottoseems to be 'the computer can do anything'.
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We also conform to themottothat things should sometimes be considered up to coverings.
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Thismottosummarizes the principal thesis of this entire book.
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