apothegm

英式音标：apothegm怎么读

美式音标：apothegm怎么读

词汇归类： GRE

apothegm词义

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n. 格言；箴言；警句


apothegm英文词源

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apothegm (n.)
"pithy saying," 1550s, from Greek apophthegma "terse, pointed saying," literally "something clearly spoken," from apophthengesthai "to speak one's opinion plainly," from apo- "from" (see apo-) + phthengesthai "to utter." See aphorism for nuances of usage. Spelling apophthegm, restored by Johnson, is preferred in England, according to OED.