Motto
['mɒtəʊ] or ['mɑto]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.
(n.) A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
安琪編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a short sentence or phrase prefixed in anything intimating the subject of it: a phrase attached to a coat-of-arms: a paper packet containing a sweetmeat cracker &c. together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto—a motto-kiss:—pl. Mottoes (mot′ōz).—adj. Mott′oed.
錄入:萨姆纳
例句/造句/用法:
- Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, Gare le Corbeau. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Their motto was in these words, namely, Procrastination is the thief of time. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- It is a sort of prologue to the play, a motto to the chapter; and will be soon followed by matter-of-fact prose. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Where now was her proud motto, 'Fais ce que dois, advienne que pourra? 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- My London pamphlet (printed in 1725)--which had for its motto these lines of Dryden: Whatever is, is right. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Do it at once,' said Bounderby, 'has always been my motto from a child. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
- I dare say ours is likely to be a rather long engagement, but our motto is “Wait and hope! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Concede, conciliate, is their motto wherever he is concerned. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The patent starts out with the motto: Defending King George, your Country, and Lawes, Is defending Yourselves and Protestant Cause. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- A fair day's wages for a fair day's work is ever my partner's motto. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- If we are gentlefolks they will put hatchments over our late domicile, with gilt cherubim, and mottoes stating that there is Quiet in Heaven. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- There were crackers in it with the tenderest mottoes that could be got for money. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
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