1620s, "inscription on a building, statue, etc.," from Greek epigraphe "an inscription," from epigraphein "to mark the surface, just pierce; write on, inscribe; to register; inscribe one's name, endorse," from epi "on" (see epi-) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Sense of "motto; short, pithy sentence at the head of a book or chapter" first recorded in English 1844. Related: Epigraphic; epigraphical.
实用例句
1. Emerson's words might also serve as an epigraph for the pages that follow.
爱默生的话也可以作为以后历史篇章的格言.
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2. Every cut of ancient epigraph of this kind is precious.
这种古代金石铭文,一刻千金.
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3. Epigraph: Quotation in book preliminaries.
题词: 书籍引文内的语录.
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4. As aspecial case , the viability of epigraph of a sub - differentiable function is discussed.
