a short sentence or phrase chosen as encapsulating the beliefs or ideals guiding an individual, family, or institution
座右铭,格言
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the family motto is ‘Faithful though Unfortunate’ .这家人的格言是“虽则不幸,忠诚依旧”。
【乐】 警句,格言主题。
" late 16th cent.: from Italian, ‘word’."