epigraph
noun /ˈepɪɡrɑːf/
/ˈepɪɡræf/
- a line of writing, short phrase, etc. on a building or statue, or as an introduction to part of a book
（建筑物或雕塑的）刻文，铭文；（书籍卷首或章节前的）引言，题词 - The epigraph to the chapter read: ‘One man’s freedom is another man’s slavery’.
这一章的题词是:“一个人的自由是另一个人的奴役”。
词源late 16th cent. (denoting the heading of a document or letter): from Greek epigraphē, from epigraphein ‘write on’. - The epigraph to the chapter read: ‘One man’s freedom is another man’s slavery’.