aphorism
/ˈæfərɪzəm/noun
1- a pithy observation which contains a general truth格言, 警句。
1.1
- a concise statement of a scientific principle, typically by a classical author箴言。
派生词
aphorist
nounaphoristic
adjectiveaphoristically
adverbaphorize
（亦作-ise）verb词源
early 16th cent.: from French aphorisme or late Latin aphorismus, from Greek aphorismos 'definition'， from aphorizein 'define'.