Motto

(noun.) a favorite saying of a sect or political group.

阿玛莉亚整理

• Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, Gare le Corbeau. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Their motto was in these words, namely, Procrastination is the thief of time. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• It is a sort of prologue to the play, a motto to the chapter; and will be soon followed by matter-of-fact prose. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Where now was her proud motto, 'Fais ce que dois, advienne que pourra? 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• My London pamphlet (printed in 1725)--which had for its motto these lines of Dryden: Whatever is, is right. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Do it at once,' said Bounderby, 'has always been my motto from a child. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• I dare say ours is likely to be a rather long engagement, but our motto is “Wait and hope! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Concede, conciliate, is their motto wherever he is concerned. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The patent starts out with the motto: Defending King George, your Country, and Lawes, Is defending Yourselves and Protestant Cause. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• A fair day's wages for a fair day's work is ever my partner's motto. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• If we are gentlefolks they will put hatchments over our late domicile, with gilt cherubim, and mottoes stating that there is Quiet in Heaven. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• There were crackers in it with the tenderest mottoes that could be got for money. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.

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