sententious


adj. 简洁精炼的;警句的,富于格言的

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sententious 说教的,多格言警句的

sentence,教条,教导,格言,-ous,形容词后缀。

英文词源

sententious (adj.)
mid-15c., "full of meaning," from Middle French sententieux, from Latin sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "thought; expression of a thought" (see sentence (n.)). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.

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1. Generally his ideas were expressed in sententious phrase, spoken in low voice .
他发表意见总是用柔和的声音,简短的句子。
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2. Generally his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrase, spoken in low voice.
他发表意见总是用柔和的声音,简短的句子.
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3. Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.
太多的时候,重要的插话演变成了一种说教式的对话.
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4. Instead, Big Ben's mellow voice came clear, sententious . Reassuring, over the air.
但恰恰相反, 通过无线电波从收音机里传出的是大本钟柔和圆润的钟声,那么清晰 、 威严, 给人以安慰和信心.
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