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资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Motto \Mot"to\, n.; pl. {Mottoes}. [It. motto a word, a saying,
L. muttum a mutter, a grunt, cf. muttire, mutire, to mutter,
mumble; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Mot} a word.]
1. (Her.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an
heraldic achievment.
2. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay,
discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its
subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a
guiding principle; a maxim.
It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety
and good works, . . . ``Serve God, and be
cheerful.'' --Addison.
资料来源 : WordNet®
motto
n : a favorite saying of a sect or political group [syn: {slogan},
{catchword}, {shibboleth}]
[also: {mottoes} (pl)]