maxims

英 [ˈmæksɪmz]

美 [ˈmæksəmz]

n.  格言; 箴言; 座右铭
maxim的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 信条;格言;箴言
  Amaximis a rule for good or sensible behaviour, especially one in the form of a saying.
  1. I believe in the maxim 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
     我相信这样一条箴言：“不破不修”。

双语例句

• To know the cooperative principle and the flouting of the four maxims can help Chinese people understand English conversational humor and improve our communication with the Western people.
  了解会话的合作原则及其四准则的违反，能够帮助中国人更好地理解英语会话幽默，促进与西方人的交流。
• But this test, which must be based on pure, though practical, reason, can only be passed by maxims of the type that allows for analytic deduction.
  但是这个考验，建立的基础必须是纯粹，虽然是实践的理性，只有藉由考虑到分析推理的这种习性，它才能被传递。
• Derived from Confuciuss thinking of "etiquette and filial piety" is a relatively complete system of moral maxims that are rich in conte.
  孔子的“礼孝”思想提出了一套较为全面、内涵丰富的“孝”的伦理准则。
• Principle and Maxims of the Art of War
  战争艺术的原则与准则
• Witticisms, maxims, dicta, proverbs, and aphorisms each inhabit a different world.
  妙语、座右铭、名言、谚语及格言等各自展现不同领域。
• Every new year, I adopt a couple of old maxims as my beacons to guide my future.
  每个新年，我都使用几个老格言做为我的座右铭，以指导本人的未来。
• What are the four maxims of the CP?
  合作原则下属的四条准则是什么？
• "The bigger they come, the harder they fall" was one of her favorite maxims.
  “爬得越高，摔得越重”是她最喜欢的格言之一。
• He was full of maxims for boys.
  他一肚子教训小伙子们的道德箴言。
• For the gods have withheld from the barbarians the light of discretion, as that their poetry is not, like ours, full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims, but is all of love and war.
  因为神灵没有赐给外邦人谨慎小心之光，他们的诗歌不像我们的诗歌那样充满精美的箴言和有用的格言，却全是讴歌爱情和战争的。