maxim

US [ˈmæksɪm]
UK ['mæksɪm]
  • n.格言；箴言；座右铭
  • Web美信；马克西姆；准则
Plural Form：maxims  

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Maxim
n.
1.
格言；箴言；座右铭a well-known phrase that expresses sth that is usually true or that people think is a rule for sensible behaviour

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1.
If he was convinced to the value of a particular maxim he would adhere to it without exception.
如果他被说服某个原则的价值，就会毫无例外的遵照执行。
rú guǒ tā bèi shuō fú mǒu gè yuán zé de jià zhí , jiù huì háo wú lì wài de zūn zhào zhí xíng 。
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2.
As if reading from the pages of a courtship manual, Maxim asked if she would care for a drink of any kind.
马克西姆似乎是按照求爱指南上写的那样问她想要喝什么。
mǎ kè xī mǔ sì hū shì àn zhào qiú ài zhǐ nán shàng xiě de nà yàng wèn tā xiǎng yào hē shén me 。
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3.
However, some forgot Adam Smith's maxim that the invisible hand needs to be supported by an appropriate legal and regulatory framework.
不过，一些人忘记了亚当-斯密（AdamSmith）的格言：看不见的手需要有合适的法律和监管框架的支持。
bú guò , yì xiē rén wàng jì le yà dāng - sī mì ( AdamSmith ) de gé yán : kàn bú jiàn de shǒu xū yào yǒu hé shì de fǎ lǜ hé jiān guǎn kuàng jià de zhī chí 。
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4.
As markets around the world have turned grizzly over the past two weeks, some investors seem to have forgotten the old hikers' maxim.
在过去的两周内，当世界各大市场纷纷崭露熊迹之时，一些投资者似乎已将这老徒步者的箴言抛之脑后。
zài guò qù de liǎng zhōu nèi , dāng shì jiè gè dà shì chǎng fēn fēn zhǎn lòu xióng jì zhī shí , yì xiē tóu zī zhě sì hū yǐ jiāng zhè lǎo tú bù zhě de zhēn yán pāo zhī nǎo hòu 。
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5.
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。
zài liǎng gè mǎ kè qìn jī qiāng xiǎo zǔ de yǎn hù xià wǒ men zhàn lǐng le wèi yú wǒ men pái háo wú bǎo hù de yòu yì yī cè de zhèn dì 。
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6.
Maxim had not moved. He looked up at me, his glass in his hand. All the colour left his face.
他一动不动，抬起眼睛盯着，手里拿着酒杯，脸上没有一丝儿血色。
tā yī dòng bu dòng , tái qǐ yǎn jing dīng zhe , shǒu lǐ ná zhe jiǔ bēi , liǎn shàng méi yǒu yī sī ér xuè sè 。
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7.
Spend less than you earn. It's such a simple maxim, and yet very few young adults understand it or know how to follow it.
量入为出是一句简朴的格言，然而只有极少数的青年人理解并知道如何遵循它。
liàng rù wéi chū shì yī jù jiǎn pǔ de gé yán , rán ér zhǐ yǒu jí shǎo shù de qīng nián rén lǐ jiě bìng zhī dào rú hé zūn xún tā 。
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8.
In God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, the main character has a simple maxim: " God damn it, you've got to be kind. "
在《上帝保佑你，罗斯维特先生》中，主人公有一句很简单的口头禅：“去他的，你得做好人！”
zài 《 shàng dì bǎo yòu nǐ , luó sī wéi tè xiān sheng 》 zhōng , zhǔ rén gōng yǒu yī jù hěn jiǎn dān de kǒu tóu chán : " qù tā de , nǐ děi zuò hǎo rén ! "
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9.
The fifth maxim: I always feel my heart beating, counting the pulse one by one, calculating how much spoondrift I can make.
第五条箴言：我时常摸着跳动的心口，数着那一下一下的脉搏，计算着我的生命长河究竟能卷起多少浪花。
dì wǔ tiáo zhēn yán : wǒ shí cháng mō zhe tiào dòng de xīn kǒu , shǔ zhe nà yí xià yí xià de mài bó , jì suàn zhe wǒ de shēng mìng cháng hé jiū jìng néng juǎn qǐ duō shao làng huā 。
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10.
It harks back to Roman law maxim "do not know law exemption" .
它最早可以追溯到古罗马法格言“不知法律不免责”。
tā zuì zǎo kě yǐ zhuī sù dào gǔ luó mǎ fǎ gé yán " bù zhī fǎ lǜ bù miǎn zé " 。
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