axiom

• n. [數] 公理；格言；自明之理

來自詞根ag, 做。從實踐中總結出來的理論。

axiom (n.)

late 15c., from Middle French axiome, from Latin axioma, from Greek axioma "authority," literally "that which is thought worthy or fit," from axioun "to think worthy," from axios "worthy, worth, of like value, weighing as much," from PIE adjective *ag-ty-o- "weighty," from root *ag- "to drive, draw, move" (see act (n.)).

Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. [Keats, letter, May 3, 1818]

1. It is a widely held axiom that they should not negotiate with terrorists.

他們不應與恐怖分子談判是普遍接受的公理.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. It is an axiom in the business world that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement.

滿意的顧客是最好的廣告,這是商界的格言.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

3. The concern about this axiom stemmed from the fact.

對於這個公理的考慮是基於這樣的事實.

來自辭典例句

4. This statement is the fundamental axiom that distinguished chemistry from alchemy.

這個論述是化學區別於煉金術的基本定律.

來自辭典例句

5. It'seemed clear to him that this axiom could be dispensed with.

看來他清楚地認識到這個公理能夠去掉.

來自辭典例句