epigram

/ˈepɪɡræm/📚 42367GRE
An epigram is a short saying or poem that expresses an idea in a very clever and amusing way. 警句; 隽语

noun [抽象名词]警句;讽刺短诗;隽语

Suddenly a surprising image or epigram will light up the scene.
一个突如其来的形象或警句突然把意境照亮。 。

epi- epi=among 表示"在…上,在…周围,在…后面"epigram 警句,格言(epi+gram 写→写在上面的话→格言)
-gram- graph(y),gram=write,表示“写,图”"epigram n. 警句,格言(epi 在…后面+gram→在[书后]写→ 格言)
epi(在…旁边) + gram(写) → 旁敲侧击写的东西 → 讽刺短诗
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After a little while, the English teacher turned off an epigram. 过了一会儿,英文老师作出了一首讽刺诗。
I can resist everything except temptation is a very interesting epigram. 除了诱惑我什么都能够抵制是句非常有趣的隽语。