sententious

• adj. 简洁精炼的；警句的，富于格言的

sentence,教条，教导，格言，-ous,形容词后缀。

sententious (adj.)

mid-15c., "full of meaning," from Middle French sententieux, from Latin sententiosus "full of meaning, pithy," from sententia "thought; expression of a thought" (see sentence (n.)). Meaning "addicted to pompous moralizing" first recorded 1590s. Related: Sententiously; sententiousness.

1. Generally his ideas were expressed in sententious phrase, spoken in low voice .

他发表意见总是用柔和的声音，简短的句子。

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2. Generally his ideas were expressed in brief sententious phrase, spoken in low voice.

他发表意见总是用柔和的声音,简短的句子.

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3. Too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation.

太多的时候,重要的插话演变成了一种说教式的对话.

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4. Instead, Big Ben's mellow voice came clear, sententious . Reassuring, over the air.

但恰恰相反, 通过无线电波从收音机里传出的是大本钟柔和圆润的钟声,那么清晰 、 威严, 给人以安慰和信心.

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