aphorism

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noun

Plural noun:

aphorisms

1.
A concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
2.
(generally) A concise or pithy, and memorable, expression of a general truth; a maxim, a saying.
Đồng nghĩa: adage, apophthegm, apothegm, pearl of wisdom, byword, saying, adage, saw, proverb, maxim, apothegm, apophthegm, dictum, gnome, gnomic saying, mantra, paroemia
3.
(obsolete, rare)The essence or heart of something.

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verb

V_es/s

aphorisms

V_ing/Gerund

aphorisming

V_ed/pp

aphorismed

1.
(intransitive)To speak or write one or more aphorisms (noun sense 2).

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Đồng nghĩa

adage apophthegmapothegmpearl of wisdombyword saying saw proverb maxim dictum gnomegnomic sayingmantra paroemia;

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine h₂epóine-pro The noun is derived from Late Middle English amphorisme, from Middle French aphorisme, afforisme (modern aphorisme), from aphorismus, aforismus, from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓φορῐσμός (limitation; distinction, separation; definition; aphorism), from ἀφορίζω + -μός. Ἀφορίζω is from ᾰ̓πο- (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (away; off)) + ὁρίζω (from ὅρος (boundary, limit;