aphorism

aphorism
[ˈafərɪz(ə)m]
noun
  1. a pithy observation which contains a general truth
    格言,警句
    ■a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by a classical author
    箴言
派生
aphorist
noun
aphoristic
adjective
aphoristically
adverb
aphorize
verb
  1. (亦作 -ise)
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos 'definition', from aphorizein 'define'
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