剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - motto collapse

motto
[UK]/'mɒt.əʊ/ [US]/'mɑ:.tˌoʊ/
noun [C] (plural mottos or mottoes)
* a short sentence or phrase that expresses a belief or purpose
座右铭，格言，箴言

1. Her motto is "Work hard, play hard".
她的座右铭是“努力工作，痛快玩乐”。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - motto collapse

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1.N-COUNT 可数名词箴言;格言;座右铭 A motto is a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule for sensible behaviour, especially a way of behaving in a particular situation.

【搭配模式】：oft with poss

  • Our motto is 'Plan for the worst and hope for the best'.

    我们的格言是“做最坏的打算，抱最大的希望”。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - motto collapse

motto
motto / 5mCtEu; NAmE 5mB:tou / noun (pl. -oes or -os)
   a short sentence or phrase that expresses the aims and beliefs of a person, a group, an institution, etc. and is used as a rule of behaviour
   座右铭；格言；箴言:
   The school's motto is: 'Duty, Honour, Country'.
   这所学校的校训是:"责任、荣誉、国家"。
   'Live and let live.' That's my motto.
   "待人宽如待己。"这就是我的座右铭。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - motto collapse

motto noun

• ADJECTIVE company (esp. BrE), family, school (esp. BrE), state (AmE) unofficial | new

• VERB + MOTTO have Surfers have a ~: ‘Life's a beach and then you die’. | become That phrase ‘to the last man’ became the ~ of the 135th Infantry, | adopt, have sth as, use sth as He was the first to coin the ~ ‘Make love, not war’. | Let's use that as our ~.

• PREPOSITION ~ for a good ~ for gardeners

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - motto collapse

motto noun
⇨ slogan

新牛津英语同义词词典 - motto collapse

motto

noun
1 he adopted the motto ‘work hard and play hard’ | their school motto
MAXIM , saying, proverb, aphorism, adage, saw, axiom, formula, expression, phrase, rule, dictum, precept, epigram, gnome; slogan, catchphrase, watchword, byword, cry, battle cry; truism, cliché, platitude; rare apophthegm.

2 cracker mottoes
JOKE , witticism, one-liner.

词源记忆 - motto collapse

motto 格言，座右铭
来自意大利语motto, 格言，来自拉丁语muttire, 说，咕哝，词源同mutter, mot, motet.