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.
中文解释
1. epi- "on" => epi-on => 谐音“鹅皮肮” => 鹅皮很肮脏，就不要吃了。
实用例句
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.来自《简明英汉词典》
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.来自辞典例句
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.来自辞典例句
4. We can express this statement as an epigram.
我们可把这一命题表达为一个短句.来自辞典例句
5. The essay proceeds by category, each ushered in by a thought - provoking epigram.
