expressed in or of the nature of short, pithy maxims or aphorisms 格言警句式的;精辟的 that most gnomic form, the aphorism. 那种最精辟的形式,格言。 ■enigmatic; ambiguous 令人费解的;含糊不清的 I had to have the gnomic response interpreted for me. 我得让人给我解释一下这个莫名其妙的答复。
派生 gnomically adverb 语源
early 19th cent.: from Greek gnōmikos (perhaps via French gnomique), from gnōmē 'thought, judgement', (plural) gnōmai 'sayings, maxims', related to gignōskein 'know'