gnomology

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections. obsolete
    — wisest men have also taught in their ethical precepts and Gnomologies

词形变化

gnomologies plural

词源

From Ancient Greek γνωμολογία (gnōmología) from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgement, maxim”) + -λογία (-logía, “study”) (from λέγω (légō, “gather, pick up”), see anthology). Compare French gnomologie.
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