maxim
maxim — 名詞
- maximsingular
- maximsplural
1. A short, well-known phrase that states a general truth or gives a practical rule
格言
簡短而廣為人知的真理或行為準則
A short, well-known phrase that states a general truth or gives a practical rule for how to live or behave.
My grandmother often repeated the old maxim that honesty is the best policy.
我的祖母時常重複那句古老的格言：誠實才是上策。
collocation: old maxim / maxim + that-clause
A well-known maxim advises people to treat others as they wish to be treated.
一句著名的格言告訴人們，要像希望別人對待自己那樣去對待他人。
During the meeting, Trang quoted the business maxim that the customer is always right.
在會議中，Trang 引用了那句顧客永遠是對的的商業格言。
maxim + that-clause with business context
The maxim 'look before you leap' reminds people to think carefully before they act.
「三思而後行」這句格言提醒人們在行動前要仔細思考。
maxim followed by quoted proverb
Hari's favourite maxim was that hard work always pays off in the end.
Hari 最喜歡的格言是努力終究會有回報。
possessive + maxim + that-clause
- old maxim
- well-known maxim
- familiar maxim
- live by a maxim
- quote a maxim
- follow a maxim
- repeat a maxim
- maxim that + clause
- proverb
Older and from folk tradition; a proverb is usually anonymous, while a maxim may come from a known thinker or writer.
- saying
A broader term for any common phrase; less formal and less tied to a behavioural rule than maxim.
- aphorism
More clever or literary in tone, often attributed to a specific philosopher or writer; a maxim is more practical and action-oriented.
- motto
Adopted by a specific group, family, or institution as its guiding principle; a maxim is general wisdom anyone can use.
文法句型
maxim + that-clause
the maxim that + clause
用法筆記
Often introduced by the verbs quote, repeat, or follow. Frequently appears in the pattern 'the maxim that + clause' to state the principle itself.
常見錯誤
maxim — 慣用語
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840–1916), a British inventor who was born in the United States and is famous for creating the Maxim machine gun, the first fully automatic firearm.
海勒姆·史蒂文斯·馬克沁爵士（1840–1916），出生於美國的英國發明家，以發明世界上第一挺全自動機槍——馬克沁機槍——而聞名。
The Maxim gun, invented by Sir Hiram Maxim, changed the nature of warfare in the late nineteenth century.
Maxim, Hudson
idiomHudson Maxim (1853–1927), the younger brother of Sir Hiram Maxim, an American inventor known chiefly for his work on explosives and smokeless gunpowder.
哈德森·馬克沁（1853–1927），海勒姆·馬克沁的弟弟，美國發明家，以研發無煙火藥等爆炸物著稱。
Hudson Maxim developed a powerful smokeless powder that was used in military ammunition.
常見搭配
常用片語
- old maxim
- well-known maxim
- live by a maxim
- quote a maxim
- follow a maxim
- repeat a maxim