aphorism
noun /ˈæfərɪzəm/
/ˈæfərɪzəm/
(formal)- a short phrase that says something true or wise
格言;警句 - Johnson’s aphorism: ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’
约翰逊的格言:“当一个人厌倦了伦敦,他就厌倦了生活。
词源early 16th cent.: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos ‘definition’, from aphorizein ‘define’. - Johnson’s aphorism: ‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life.’