maxim ['mæksim]

英汉解释

n. 格言；准则；座右铭

同义词

n. axiom，sir hiram stevens maxim

参考例句

1. I thought you knew. I thought Maxim would have told you.
我以为你知道了。我以为马克西姆会告诉你的。
2. Free people, remember this maxim: We may acquire liberty, but it is never recovered if it is once lost.
自由的人们，请记住这句格言：我们可以获得自由，但一旦失去后就再也不能找回来了。
3. With two crews of "Maxim" machine-guns he took the position on the unprotected right flank of my platoons.
在两个马克沁机枪小组的掩护下我们占领了位于我们排毫无保护的右翼一侧的阵地。

英英解释

n.
  1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  2. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I

网络释义

Maxim
美信; 格言; 马克西姆; 美国美信;
Maxim gun
马克沁机枪; 马克沁重机枪; 马克沁机木仓;
Modesty maxim
谦虚准则; 谦虚原则; 谦逊准则; 谦逊原则;
relevance maxim
关联准则; 关系准则; 相关准则;
Maxim Gorki
高尔基;