gnomic

英 ['nəʊmɪk] 美 ['nomɪk]
  • adj. 含格言的;精辟的
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gnomic 精辟的

来自PIE*gno, 知道,了解,知识,词源同know, can,cognizance.

gnomic (adj.)
"full of instructive sayings," 1784, from French gnomique (18c.) and directly from Late Latin gnomicus "concerned with maxims, didactic," from Greek gnomikos, from gnome "a means of knowing, a mark, token; the mind (as the organ of knowing), thought, judgment, intelligence; (one's) mind, will, purpose; a judgment, opinion; maxim, the opinion of wise men," from root of gignoskein "to come to know" (see gnostic (adj.)). Gnomical is attested from 1610s.
1. John Maynard Keynes used somewhat gnomic utterances in his General Theory.
约翰·梅纳德·凯恩斯在其《通论》中用了许多精辟言辞。

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