maxim meaning in English
n.
马克沁机关枪〔一种老式机枪〕(＝Maxim gun)。
n.
格言，箴言；谚语；原理，主义；(行为的)准则。
Examples
- He was full of maxims for boys .
他一肚子教训小伙子们的道德箴言。 - This was a maxim well understood by turloch .
这是特洛克心领神会的格言。 - "look before you leap" is a maxim .
“三思而后行”是一句格言。 - The list of maxim is not settled .
格言的内容不完全固定。 - There are variant formulations of some of the maxims .
有些准则有多种表达方式。