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aphorism 音标拼音: ['æfɚ ,ɪzəm] n. 格言,警语 格言,警语 aphorism n 1: a short pithy instructive saying [ synonym: { aphorism}, { apothegm}, { apophthegm}] Aphorism \ Aph" o* rism\, n. [ F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. ? definition, a short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to define; ? from ? to separate, part. See { Horizon}.] A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters. [ 1913 Webster] The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, " Life is short, and the art is long." -- Fleming. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw; truism; dictum. See { Axiom}. [ 1913 Webster] Aphorismatic77 Moby Thesaurus words for " aphorism": abridgment, adage, ana, analects, apothegm, axiom, bon mot, boutade, bright idea, bright thought, brilliant idea, brocard, byword, catchword, collected sayings, conceit, crack, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, epigram, expression, facetiae, flash of wit, flight of wit, gibe, gnome, golden saying, happy thought, maxim, moral, mot, motto, nasty crack, oracle, persiflage, phrase, pithy saying, play of wit, pleasantry, precept, prescript, proverb, proverbial saying, proverbs, quip, quips and cranks, repartee, retort, riposte, rule, sally, saw, saying, scintillation, sentence, sententious expression, sloka, smart crack, smart saying, snappy comeback, stock saying, stroke of wit, sutra, teaching, text, truism, turn of thought, verse, wisdom, wisdom literature, wise saying, wisecrack, witticism, word, words of wisdom
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