aphorism

UK:  ['æfə.rɪz(ə)m]

US:  ['æfə.rɪzəm]

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n.

1.格言,警句

1 . Socrates's famous aphorism "the unexamined life is not worth living" was, by the time of his trial, clearly beginning to jar.
苏格拉底的名言“未经审视的生活是豪无价值的”，从他被审判时开始，明显开始动摇了。

2 . Famous aphorism of any article being happy, not very pure, mixed with some of the total number of sorrow.
名言警句之幸福篇任何幸福，都不会十分纯粹，多少总掺杂着一些悲哀。

3 . He quoted a Chinese aphorism as he accepted the nomination on Saturday, which he translated as, "Together we work, together we progress. "
洪博培在上周六接受提名之际，引用了一条他喜欢的中文格言：“一起工作，一起进步。”

4 . On the surface, the aphorism "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" appears quite reasonable.
从表面上看，“美在观者眼中”这句谚语似乎很有道理。

5 . Although he didn't usually care for that hoary aphorism, it now seemed to contain a miraculous solution to all his problems.
这一句陈腐的话，虽然平时他并不喜欢，但这时候他却觉得它是解决这一切问题的妙法了！