epigram

名词 epigram:

1. a witty saying
   同义词：quip

1. His epigrams were as sharp as razors.
   他的俏皮话像剃刀一样锋利。
2. The playwright Oscar Wilde was noted for his epigrams.
   剧作家奥斯卡·王尔德以他的诙谐短诗著称。

ep.i.gram

n.（名词）
A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation.
隽语诗：表示一个简单思想或观察的短小机智的诗
A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement.See Synonyms at saying
隽语：一个简明，机智，常常似是而非的陈述参见 saying
Epigrammatic discourse or expression.
警句般的表达或措词

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French epigramme
源自 古法语 epigramme
from Latin epigramma
源自 拉丁语 epigramma
from Greek
源自 希腊语
from epigraphein [to mark the surface, inscribe]
源自 epigraphein [在表面上留记号，写]
epi- [epi-]
epi- [前缀，表.在…之上.]
graphein [to write] * see gerbh-
graphein [写] *参见 gerbh-