Epigram
['epɪgræm]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of thought, and is often satirical in character.
(n.) An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply expressed, whether in verse or prose.
(n.) The style of the epigram.
哈里特編輯
解釋/意思:
n. any concise and pointed or sarcastic saying: a short poem on one subject ending with an ingenious thought.—adjs. Epigrammat′ic -al relating to or dealing in epigrams: like an epigram: concise and pointed.—adv. Epigrammat′ically.—v.t. Epigram′matise to make an epigram on.—n. Epigram′matist one who writes epigrams.
戈代娃手打
娱乐性解釋/意思：
n. A short sharp saying in prose or verse frequently characterized by acidity or acerbity and sometimes by wisdom. Following are some of the more notable epigrams of the learned and ingenious Dr. Jamrach Holobom:
校對:雷明顿
例句/造句/用法:
- Yes, ultimately, said Mrs. Garth, who having a special dislike to fine words on ugly occasions, could not now repress an epigram. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- And murder will out (another moral epigram), will it? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- To this Tommy we may apply the epigram written on another Tommy: What can little Tommy do? 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Like her rivals, said Mr. Sillerton Jackson, with the air of producing an epigram. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
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