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

• Its rules and maxims became fixed and, to a degree, inflexible as in any legal system.
  衡平法的规则和原则逐渐确定，与任何法律制度一样，具有一定程度的固定性。
• 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。
• Aesop's fables illustrate moral maxims.
  伊索寓言阐明了道德准则。
• What are the four maxims of the CP?
  合作原则下属的四条准则是什么？
• 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。
• These maxims, without any statute giving them force or operation, frequently control the effect and nullify the language of wills.
  这些原则无需制定法赋予其效力或执行力，却能常常规制遗嘱的有效与无效。
• And Will it build goodwill and better friendship? are two of the maxims on its website and walls.
  在公司网站和办公室的墙壁上写有这样两条准则：这对有关各方都是公平的吗？，这有助于传播善意并增进友谊吗？
• "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。
• I was afraid of the bias of those worldly maxims, which she has been too much used to hear.
  我担心她听惯了那些世俗的伦理，难免会产生偏见。
• 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。