epigram
noun /ˈepɪɡræm/
/ˈepɪɡræm/
- a short poem or phrase that expresses an idea in a clever or humorous way
诙谐短诗；警句；隽语 - He always used to end his lectures with a witty summarizing epigram.
他总是用一句诙谐的总结性警句来结束他的演讲。
词源late Middle English: from French épigramme, or Latin epigramma, from Greek, from epi ‘upon, in addition’ + gramma ‘thing written, letter of the alphabet’, from graphein ‘write’. - He always used to end his lectures with a witty summarizing epigram.