epigram

英 [ˈepɪɡræm]

美 [ˈepɪɡræm]

n. 诙谐短诗; 警句; 隽语

复数：epigrams　

BNC.33917 / COCA.36427

牛津词典

noun

诙谐短诗；警句；隽语
a short poem or phrase that expresses an idea in a clever or amusing way

诙谐短诗;警句;隽语
Anepigramis a short saying or poem which expresses an idea in a very clever and amusing way.

noun

Distinguishing between enlivening passage and epigram;
辨警策与警句；
We must bear in mind this instructive epigram.
这句警语有很强的指导作用，要牢记在心。
Mock epic, romance, satire and epigram were popular forms adopted by poets of the time.
模拟史诗，浪漫，讽刺诗偈被采用群众喜闻乐见的时间。
After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram.
过了一会儿，英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗。
Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
一个突如其来的形象或警句突然把意境照亮。
Tito was ready, and scarified the epigram to Scala's content.
蒂托是有准备的，他牺牲了这首诗来满足斯卡拉。
The only province therefore for this kind of wit, is epigram, or those little occasional poems that in their own nature are nothing else but a tissue of epigrams.
这种机智唯一使用范畴就是隽语，或是那些短小临时创作的诗歌本质上就是一些警句。
The audience is amused by his speech full of epigram
听众被他充满机智短诗的演讲迷住了
In the English language, idioms cover a wide range of variety from colloquialism, proverb, saying, epigram, slang, etc.
英语中，习语的范围是很广泛的，包括俗语、谚语、格言、警句和俚语等。
Ancient Chinese "Guanzhen" is a kind of epigram of administration.
中国古代官箴是以一种劝诫文体表达出来的“为官之道”。