aphorism
UK ['æf.ə.rɪ.zəm] US [-ɚ.ɪ-] noun countable
■a short clever saying which is intended to express a general truth 格言，警句•Oscar Wilde was famous for such aphorisms as 'Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes'.诸如“经验者，乃所有人对其错误之雅称”这类的警句使得奥斯卡•王尔德闻名于世。 |