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say·ing AHD[sāʹĭng] D.J.[ˈseɪɪŋ]K.K.[ˈseɪŋ]n.（名词）- Something, such as an adage or a maxim, that is said.格言：被陈述的某事，如警句或格言
saying, maxim, adage, saw, motto, epigram, proverb, aphorism- These nouns refer to concise verbal expressions setting forth wisdom or a truth.Asaying is an often repeated and familiar expression: 这些名词都指富含智慧和真理意味的简洁话语的表达。Saying 指常被重复和熟悉的表达： She was fond of quoting the sayings of philosophers.她喜欢引用哲人的话。
- Maxim denotes particularly an expression of a general truth or a rule of conduct: Maxim 特指普遍真理或行为准则的表达： "For a wise man, he seemed to me . . . to be governed too much by general maxims" (Edmund Burke).“在我看来，一个明智的人似乎过于被普遍公理束缚了” （埃德蒙·伯克）。
- Adage applies to a saying that has gained credit through long use: Adage 指经过长期使用并得到认可的格言： On his birthday the child gave no credence to the adage, "Good things come in small packages.”这孩子过生日时不相信“好东西在小包里”的老话。
- Saw often refers to a familiar saying that has become trite through frequent repetition: Saw 常指经过多次重复而变得陈腐的熟语： My wise saws gave little comfort to the losing team. Amotto is a maxim that expresses the aims, character, or guiding principles of a person, a group, or an institution: 我的明智箴言不会给失败者带来丝毫安慰。 而单词Motto 是表达个人、组织或机构的目标、特征或指导原则的话： "Exuberance over taste" was her motto. Anepigram is a terse, witty expression, often paradoxical or satirical and neatly or brilliantly phrased: “丰富胜于得体”是她的座右铭。 单词Epigram 是简短、智慧的表达， 常常指似是而非的或讽刺的和精确完美地表达： In his epigram Samuel Johnson called remarriage a "triumph of hope over experience.”在他的警句中塞缪尔·约翰逊把再婚称作“希望对经历的胜利”。
- Proverb refers to an old and popular saying that illustrates something such as a basic truth or a practical precept: Proverb 是指表达基本事实或实用概念的流行的旧说法： "Slow and steady wins the race" is a proverb to live by.“缓慢与稳健赢得比赛”是一条生活格言。
- Aphorism, a concise expression of a truth or principle,implies depth of content and stylistic distinction: Aphorism 指真理或原则的简明表达，暗示内容的深度和形式的区分： Few writers have coined more aphorisms than Benjamin Franklin. 几乎没有其它的作家比本杰明·富兰克林编撰的格言多
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