英语词汇“epigrammatic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

Oscar Wilde's epigrammatic observation, “In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience”.

Recent Examples on the Web Munro’s characters are drawn from the upper classes, and his prose is droll in the British way—wry and epigrammatic.

The New Yorker, 28 June 2021 The writing, so heightened and epigrammatic, seems almost to mock the homespun fashions of traditional realist prose.

Sam Sacks, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021 There were fantasy stories — Peter Pan, Five Children and It, Mary Poppins — and there were works like Robert McCloskey’s hilarious, epigrammatic Homer Price.

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2021 The intellectual wit of Oscar Wilde—all that epigrammatic cleverness—does not require a mise-en-scène.

Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 19 Feb. 2021 Grant unfolds her story in epigrammatic fashion, moving gracefully in time, drawing parallels between multiple generations.

Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2020 Even much of the material left out of those books is tart and epigrammatic.

Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020 Modern life has rarely been articulated with such compression and epigrammatic precision.

Dustin Illingworth, latimes.com, 31 May 2018 Each of her subjects fascinates in a different way, and Shapiro has a wizardly epigrammatic knack for summing up paradoxes.

Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 12 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin epigrammaticus, from Latin epigrammat-, epigramma "inscription, epitaph, epigram" + -icus -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	epigrammatic
释义	epigrammatic adjective ep·i·gram·mat·ic ˌe-pə-grə-ˈma-tik 1 : of, relating to, or resembling an epigram 2 : marked by or given to the use of epigrams epigrammatically ˌe-pə-grə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb Synonyms aphoristic apothegmatic brief capsule compact compendious concise crisp curt elliptical elliptic laconic monosyllabic pithy sententious succinct summary telegraphic terse thumbnail See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Oscar Wilde's epigrammatic observation, “In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience”. Recent Examples on the Web Munro’s characters are drawn from the upper classes, and his prose is droll in the British way—wry and epigrammatic. The New Yorker, 28 June 2021 The writing, so heightened and epigrammatic, seems almost to mock the homespun fashions of traditional realist prose. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021 There were fantasy stories — Peter Pan, Five Children and It, Mary Poppins — and there were works like Robert McCloskey’s hilarious, epigrammatic Homer Price. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2021 The intellectual wit of Oscar Wilde—all that epigrammatic cleverness—does not require a mise-en-scène. Willard Spiegelman, WSJ, 19 Feb. 2021 Grant unfolds her story in epigrammatic fashion, moving gracefully in time, drawing parallels between multiple generations. Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2020 Even much of the material left out of those books is tart and epigrammatic. Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 15 June 2020 Modern life has rarely been articulated with such compression and epigrammatic precision. Dustin Illingworth, latimes.com, 31 May 2018 Each of her subjects fascinates in a different way, and Shapiro has a wizardly epigrammatic knack for summing up paradoxes. Laura Miller, Slate Magazine, 12 July 2017 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Late Latin epigrammaticus, from Latin epigrammat-, epigramma "inscription, epitaph, epigram" + -icus -ic entry 1 First Known Use 1694, in the meaning defined at sense 1 epigrammatic adjective as in concise marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning Oscar Wilde's epigrammatic observation, "In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience" Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance concise brief summary aphoristic pithy succinct laconic sententious terse monosyllabic telegraphic short curt blunt compendious apothegmatic capsule compact elliptical condensed elliptic thumbnail crisp shortened abrupt brusque abbreviated meaningful meaty abridged brusk substantial curtailed snippy snippety well-turned significant Antonyms & Near Antonyms circumlocutory prolix verbose wordy circuitous diffuse rambling tautological redundant repetitious pleonastic tautologous windy long-winded enlarged exaggerated inflated supplemented expanded embroidered embellished See More
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