an inscription on a building, statue, or coin
(建筑物、雕像、硬币上的)刻文,铭文,碑文,题词。
a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme
(卷首或章节前的)引语;格言。
"late 16th cent. (denoting the heading of a document or letter): from Greek