a short sentence or phrase that expresses the aims and beliefs of a person, a group, an institution, etc. and is used as a rule of behaviour 座右銘;格言;箴言 The school's motto is: ‘Duty, Honour, Country’. 這所學校的校訓是:盡責、知恥、愛國。 ‘Live and let live.’ That's my motto. “待人寬如待己”,這是我的座右銘。
Extra ExamplesLet's use that as our motto. 咱們把那句話用作座右銘吧。 Surfers have a motto—‘Life's a beach and then you die’. 沖浪者有條座右銘 - “人生是岸,沖上就完。” a good motto for gardeners 適合園丁的座右銘
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Italian, ‘word’.