Word · Frequency #13658
maxim
格言；箴言；座右铭
核心释义
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
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格言；箴言；行为准则或道德教义的简洁表述
A precept; a succinct statement or observation of a rule of conduct or moral teaching.
- 2.
马克沁机枪,英国军队自1889年至一战期间使用的各种口径机枪
The Maxim gun, a British machine gun of various calibres used by the British army from 1889 until World War I.
- 3.
广泛接受的格言
a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
- 4.
源自马克沁专利设计的任何机枪
Any machine gun that derives from the design pattern of Maxim's patented design
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英国发明家(生于美国),发明了在第一次世界大战中使用的马克沁机枪(1840-1916)
English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
格言；箴言；行为准则或道德教义的简洁表述；马克沁机枪,英国军队自1889年至一战期间使用的各种口径机枪；广泛接受的格言；源自马克沁专利设计的任何机枪；英国发明家(生于美国),发明了在第一次世界大战中使用的马克沁机枪(1840-1916)
用法In use
My grandfather lived by the maxim that honesty is the best policy.
用法提示：maxim 作名词，表示人生准则、格言，与 live by 搭配。
Many old maxims still offer practical advice for everyday problems.
用法提示：maxims 为名词复数形式，泛指多条格言。
Despite the maxim that slow and steady wins the race, she rushed through the project.
用法提示：maxim 作名词，despite the maxim that... 构成让步状语。
a/the maxim that + clause
maxim 后可接 that 引导的同位语从句，说明格言的具体内容。
He reminded us of the old maxim that practice makes perfect.
他提醒我们那句老格言：熟能生巧。
live by the maxim that + clause
live by 表示“遵循”，此结构强调某人把某格言当作行为准则。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- old maxim
- 老话；古老的格言
- The old maxim warns us not to count our chickens before they hatch.那句老话提醒我们不要在蛋未孵化前就先数小鸡。
- live by a maxim
- 以某句格言为生活准则
- She has always lived by the maxim that hard work never hurts anyone.她一直以“努力工作总没有坏处”这句格言作为生活准则。
- follow a maxim
- 遵循格言
- He follows the maxim that you should never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.他遵循“今日事今日毕”这句格言。
- as the maxim goes
- 正如那句格言所说
- As the maxim goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.正如那句格言所说，一图胜千言。
- maxim holds true
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 maxim 里有 max：格言是把道理浓缩到最大的一句话，像座右铭一样精炼。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、philosophy、quotations maxim 通常用于正式文体或书面语，多出现在格言、谚语或哲理性表述中；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word rhymes with maxim /ˈmæksəm/. The listed words share the spelling chunk 'maxim' but are pronounced differently: maximum, maximal, maximize, and maximally start with /ˈmæksɪm-/, while maxilla has stress on the second syllable /mækˈsɪlə/. Do not pronounce maxim as if it were maximum.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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