What is an epigram? A dwarfish whole, its body brevity, and wit its soul.
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n. 机智的短诗,警句,讽刺诗;
💡 epi在…上,在…周围,在…后面+gram写→写在上面的话→格言
"After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram."
过了一会儿, 英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗.
近义:aphorism, maxim, proverb, saw, saying, byword
n. 短暂;简洁;
💡 brev短,缩短+ity状态→短的状态→短暂,简短
"The report is a masterpiece of brevity."
那份报告是言简意赅的典范。
近义:laconicism, laconism, pithiness, shortness, succinctness, terseness
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的;
n. 整体,整个;全部;
💡 who(谁)+le(乐): 整个的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就变成 整个的了吗?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整栋大楼很快就熊熊燃烧起来。
近义:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral
反义:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
n. 身体;尸体;团体;物体;
vt. 赋予形体;
💡 象形: o byd 身体
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
近义:object, soma, bodywork, chassis, fuselage, association
反义:lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima
n. 灵魂;精神;幽灵;人;
adj. 美国黑人文化的;
💡 搜(sou)寻 灵魂的拐杖(l象形) 网友:yqy 补充:瘦(谐音)的人有精神
"The soul is immortal."
灵魂不灭。
近义:lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima
反义:soma