dictum
noun[C]
uk/ˈdɪk.təm/us/ˈdɪk.təm/pluraldictauk/ˈdɪk.tə/us/ˈdɪk.tə/dictumsashortstatement,especiallyoneexpressingadviceor ageneraltruth:
格言,隽语HefollowedthefamousAmerican dictum "Don't getmad, geteven".他信奉那条著名的美国格言:“光生气没用,拿出行动来。”
Synonyms
proverb
saying
Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- adage
- backchannel
- clause
- coin
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- declarative sentence
- defining
- dicta
- epigram
- epigrammatic
- idiom
- jawbreaker
- motto
- phrase
- proverbial
- sentence
- slogan
- soundbite
- tail