maxim
美音:
[´mæksəm
]英音:
[´mæksəm
]n.格言,座右铭
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maxim为短语/超纲词汇
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magn,maj,max=great(伟大的;壮大的)
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maxim
/'mæksɪm; `mæksɪm/
n saying that expresses a general truth or rule of conduct, eg `Waste not, want not' 箴言, 格言(如不浪费, 不穷困).
maxim
n[C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: maxime, from Latin maximus; MAXIMUM2]
a well-known phrase or saying, especially one that gives a rule for sensible behaviour
1. When work is a pleasure , life is joy ! When work is duty , life is slavery .(Maxim Gorky , Russian writer ) 工作是一种乐趣时,生活是一种享受!工作是一种义务时,生活则是一种苦役。(俄国作家 高尔基. M.)
2. "Look before you leap" is a maxim. "三思而后行"是句格言。
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