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

ep•i•gram n. [countable]

a short and witty saying or poem:One of his favorite epigrams is "A picture is worth a thousand words.''

See -gram-.

ep•i•gram n.

any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
epigrammatic expression:Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram.
Literature, Poetrya short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought.

Greek epígramma inscription, epigram. See epi-, -gram¹
Latin epigramma
late Middle English 1400–50

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged witticism, quip, bon mot.

epigram /ˈɛpɪˌɡræm/ n

a witty, often paradoxical remark, concisely expressed
a short, pungent, and often satirical poem, esp one having a witty and ingenious ending

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin epigramma, from Greek: inscription, from epigraphein to write upon, from graphein to write

ˌepigramˈmatic adj ˌepigramˈmatically adv

单词	epigram
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ep•i•gram /ˈɛpɪˌgræm/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a short and witty saying or poem:One of his favorite epigrams is "A picture is worth a thousand words.'' See -gram-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ep•i•gram (ep′i gram′),USA pronunciation n. any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed. epigrammatic expression:Oscar Wilde had a genius for epigram. Literature, Poetrya short, often satirical poem dealing concisely with a single subject and usually ending with a witty or ingenious turn of thought. Greek epígramma inscription, epigram. See epi-, -gram¹ Latin epigramma late Middle English 1400–50 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged witticism, quip, bon mot. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: epigram /ˈɛpɪˌɡræm/ n a witty, often paradoxical remark, concisely expressed a short, pungent, and often satirical poem, esp one having a witty and ingenious ending Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin epigramma, from Greek: inscription, from epigraphein to write upon, from graphein to write ˌepigramˈmatic adj ˌepigramˈmatically adv
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