“谚语格言”常见的英语表述有:Proverb and maxim;Sayings and aphorisms;Proverbs and mottos 。
其中,“proverb”意为“谚语;格言;俗语”,例如:“A stitch in time saves nine” is a well-known proverb.(“小洞不补,大洞吃苦”是一个著名的谚语。)
“maxim”指的是“格言;座右铭;准则”,如:“Honesty is the best policy” is a common maxim.(“诚实为上策”是一句常见的格言。)
“saying”意思是“谚语;俗语;格言”,比如:“Where there's a will, there's a way” is a popular saying.(“有志者事竟成”是一句流行的谚语。)
“aphorism”侧重于表达简洁而富有深意的“格言;警句”,像:“Brevity is the soul of wit” is an aphorism.(“简洁是智慧的灵魂”是一句警句。)
“motto”通常指个人、团体等的“座右铭;格言;箴言”,例如:“Live and let live” is her motto.(“自己活也让别人活”是她的座右铭。)