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.
雙語例句
1. Emerson's words might also serve as an epigraph for the pages that follow.
愛默生的話也可以作為以后歷史篇章的格言.
來自辭典例句
2. Every cut of ancient epigraph of this kind is precious.
這種古代金石銘文,一刻千金.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Epigraph: Quotation in book preliminaries.
題詞: 書籍引文內(nèi)的語錄.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. As aspecial case , the viability of epigraph of a sub - differentiable function is discussed.