apothegm
n . 格言,箴言
格言,箴言
apothegm n 1 :
a short pithy instructive saying [
synonym : {
aphorism },
{
apothegm }, {
apophthegm }]
Apothegm \
Ap "
o *
thegm \,
Apophthegm \
Ap "
oph *
thegm \,
n . [
Gr .
'
apo `
fqegma thing uttered ,
apothegm ,
from '
apofqe `
ggesqai to speak out ; '
apo `
from fqe `
ggesqai to speak .]
A short ,
pithy ,
and instructive saying ;
a terse remark ,
conveying some important truth ;
a sententious precept or maxim .
Note : [
Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United States .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Apothegmatic 76 Moby Thesaurus words for "
apothegm ":
adage ,
ana ,
analects ,
aphorism ,
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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