as the aphorism goes
常用在引用格言时,起引出作用。
As the old aphorism goes, “All that glitters is not gold.”
正如那句古老的格言所说:“闪光的不一定是金子。”
格言;警语
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
格言;警语
aphorism
As the old aphorism goes, “All that glitters is not gold.”
正如那句古老的格言所说:“闪光的不一定是金子。”
某一知识领域的原则的简洁表达;公理、箴言
A concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
格言
a short pithy instructive saying
简洁精辟、令人难忘的普遍真理表达;格言、谚语
A concise or pithy, and memorable, expression of a general truth; a maxim, a saying.
My grandmother often quoted the aphorism that honesty is the best policy.
我祖母经常引用“诚实为上策”这句格言。
The book opens with an aphorism about the value of patience.
这本书以一句关于耐心价值的格言开篇。
Some old aphorisms still guide the way people make decisions.
一些古老的格言至今仍指导着人们做决定的方式。
常用在引用格言时,起引出作用。
As the old aphorism goes, “All that glitters is not gold.”
正如那句古老的格言所说:“闪光的不一定是金子。”
that 后接完整从句,说明格言的内容。
She quoted the aphorism that honesty is the best policy.
她引用了那句格言:诚实是上策。
about 引出格言讨论的主题。
He shared an aphorism about the value of patience.
他分享了一句关于耐心价值的格言。
Not this
This is aphorism from Confucius.
Use this
This is an aphorism from Confucius.
aphorism 是可数名词,单数形式不能单独使用,前面要有冠词 an;中文没有冠词,逐字直译容易漏掉。
Not this
He told me a aphorism.
Use this
He told me an aphorism.
aphorism 以元音音素 /æ/ 开头,所以不定冠词要用 an 而不是 a;判断用 a 还是 an 看发音,不是看字母。
Not this
This saying is very aphorism.
Use this
This saying is very aphoristic.
aphorism 是名词,不能放在 be 动词后作表语形容词;表示“格言式的”要用形容词 aphoristic。这是受中文“很格言”说法的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
精辟的格言
His speech was full of pithy aphorisms.
他的演讲中满是精辟的格言。
名言;著名的格言
“Less is more” is a famous aphorism.
“少即是多”是一句名言。
创作格言;提出警语
The writer coined a memorable aphorism about creativity.
这位作家创作了一句关于创造力的令人难忘的格言。
引用格言
She quoted an old aphorism to end her essay.
她引用了一句古老的格言来结束文章。
关于……的格言
He shared an aphorism about patience.
他分享了一句关于耐心的格言。
古老的格言
The Tao Te Ching contains many ancient aphorisms.
《道德经》中有许多古老的格言。
Use aphorism naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
aphorism 听起来像 a-for-ism:一个为了某个道理(ism)而说的短句,就是格言、警语。
语域:formal 常见场景:文学评论、哲学写作、正式演讲 aphorism 是比较正式、书面化的词,多用于文学、哲学或演讲等场合;日常口语中更常说 saying 或 quote。
没有常见单词与 aphorism 完全押韵。criticism、optimism、organism、baptism 都以 -ism 结尾,读作 /ɪzəm/,但重音位置不同,所以不构成押韵。注意 aphid 和 aphasia 虽然拼写以 aph- 开头,发音却分别读作 /ˈeɪfɪd/ 和 /əˈfeɪʒə/,与 aphorism 的 /ˈæfɝˌɪzəm/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.