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epigram

美音:[´epəg´ræm ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.警句,讽刺短诗

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epigram为短语/超纲词汇

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gram=to write(写) 变化型 graph

epigram


/'epɪgræm; `ɛpə,ˇræm/
n short poem or saying expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way 诙谐短诗; 警句
*The playwright Oscar Wilde was noted for his epigrams. 剧作家奥斯卡·王尔德以他的诙谐短诗着称.

epigram


n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: epigramma, from Greek, from epi- ( EPICENTER) + graphein 'to write']
a short sentence that expresses an idea in a clever or amusing way
>epigrammatic [,epɪgrə'mætɪk/
1. He has a genius for epigram.
    他有妙语连珠的才能。

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