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a mot that [clause]
mot 意为“警句、妙语”，是可数名词，后可接 that 引导的定语从句；注意它不同于 MOT（英国旧机动车年检）。
He uttered a mot that made everyone laugh.
他说了一句让大家发笑的警句。
旧机动车强制年检
mots — plural of mot
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
旧机动车强制年检
a compulsory annual test of older motor vehicles for safety and exhaust fumes
He uttered a mot that made everyone laugh.
他说了一句让大家发笑的警句。
A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
At the end of her speech, she delivered a clever mot that made everyone laugh.
演讲结束时，她说了一句巧妙的警句，逗得大家发笑。
His notebooks are full of ironic mots he never uses in public.
他的笔记本里满是讽刺的警句，而他从不在公开场合使用它们。
In casual conversation she rarely drops a mot, but each one is perfectly chosen.
在日常交谈中，她很少冒出一句妙语，但每一句都恰到好处。
mot 意为“警句、妙语”，是可数名词，后可接 that 引导的定语从句；注意它不同于 MOT（英国旧机动车年检）。
He uttered a mot that made everyone laugh.
他说了一句让大家发笑的警句。
可用所有格表示“某人的妙语”或“某人的话”。
His mot was quoted in the newspaper the next morning.
第二天早晨，他的妙语被报纸引用。
mots 是 mot 的复数形式。
The book collects the playwright's mots.
这本书收录了那位剧作家的警句。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
机动车年检
My car is due for its mot test next month.
我的车下个月该做年检了。
通过年检
The car passed its mot without any problems.
这辆车毫无问题地通过了年检。
未通过年检
It failed its mot because of a broken headlight.
这辆车因车灯坏了而未通过年检。
年检合格证书
You should keep the mot certificate with the car's documents.
你应该把年检合格证书和汽车证件放在一起。
预约年检
I need to book an mot for my car this week.
这周我需要为我的车预约年检。
妙语；警句
She always has a clever bon mot for every occasion.
她总能针对各种场合说出一句巧妙的话。
最贴切的词语；恰当的字眼
He searched for the mot juste to convey his gratitude.
他寻找最贴切的词语来表达感激之情。
Use mots naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 mot：音似‘谋’，警句就是一句话里藏着智慧。
语域：neutral 常见场景：车辆年检、英国交通管理、维修保养 该词通常指英式机动车年检制度，即旧车每年必须通过的安全与尾气检测；多见于车管、保险或维修场景，正式与非正式语境都可用，但整体偏中性/官方。
mot 读作 /məu/（警句）。go、so、though 与其押韵，都发 /əu/。hot、not、got 虽拼写同为 -ot，但发 /ɒt/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.