also epigramme, mid-15c., from Middle French épigramme, from Latin epigramma "an inscription," from Greek epigramma "inscription (especially in verse) on a tomb, public monument, etc.; a written estimate," from epigraphein "to write on, inscribe" (see epigraph). "The term was afterward extended to any little piece of verse expressing with precision a delicate or ingenious thought" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Epigrammatist.
权威例句
1. After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.
过了一会儿, 英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗.
2. Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.
蒂托是有准备的, 他牺牲了这首诗来满足斯卡拉.
3. Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
一个突如其来的形象或警句突然把意境照亮.
4. We can express this statement as an epigram.
我们可把这一命题表达为一个短句.
5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.