motto

mot·to /ˈmɒtəʊ $ ˈmɑːtoʊ/ noun (plural mottos or mottoes) [countableC]

SAYINGa short sentence or phrase giving a rule on how to behave, which expresses the aims or beliefs of a person, school, or institution 箴言，格言，座右铭

‘Be prepared’ is the motto of the Boy Scouts.

“时刻准备着”是童子军的格言。

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Examples from the Corpus

motto• The Mortimer family motto is inscribed above the door -- 'Humilitas'.• Try before you buy is a good motto.• "All my life, " said Sir Humphrey, "my motto has been 'aim high'."• Mind my own business, that's my motto.• But our motto is win with class, lose with class.• Brevity was always Britten's motto, as well as Verdi's.• The school's motto was 'Work hard and play hard'.• "Be prepared" is the motto of the Boy Scouts.• Peter remembered the motto he had chosen for the Emperor's Luck Casino in Emor.• That's the motto of car salesmen who have put up a gag board to amuse motorists.• In a rare public statement, the tough undercover soldiers - whose motto is Who Dares Wins - have apologised.

Origin motto

(1500-1600) Italian “word”

词汇	motto
释义	motto mot·to /ˈmɒtəʊ $ ˈmɑːtoʊ/ noun (plural mottos or mottoes) [countableC] SAYINGa short sentence or phrase giving a rule on how to behave, which expresses the aims or beliefs of a person, school, or institution 箴言，格言，座右铭 ‘Be prepared’ is the motto of the Boy Scouts. “时刻准备着”是童子军的格言。 ► see thesaurus at phrase Examples from the Corpus motto• The Mortimer family motto is inscribed above the door -- 'Humilitas'.• Try before you buy is a good motto.• "All my life, " said Sir Humphrey, "my motto has been 'aim high'."• Mind my own business, that's my motto.• But our motto is win with class, lose with class.• Brevity was always Britten's motto, as well as Verdi's.• The school's motto was 'Work hard and play hard'.• "Be prepared" is the motto of the Boy Scouts.• Peter remembered the motto he had chosen for the Emperor's Luck Casino in Emor.• That's the motto of car salesmen who have put up a gag board to amuse motorists.• In a rare public statement, the tough undercover soldiers - whose motto is Who Dares Wins - have apologised. Origin motto (1500-1600) Italian “word”
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