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IELTS BNC: 9695 COCA: 9048

motto

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motto /ˈmɑːtoʊ/ noun
plural mottoes also mottos
motto
/ˈmɑːtoʊ/
noun
plural mottoes also mottos
Learner's definition of MOTTO
[count]
: a short sentence or phrase that expresses a rule guiding the behavior of a particular person or group箴言;座右铭;格言
IELTS BNC: 9695 COCA: 9048

motto

noun

mot·​to ˈmä-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce motto (audio)
plural mottoes also mottos
1
: a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
"The Crossroads of America" is the motto of the state of Indiana.
2
: a short expression of a guiding principle
"Hope for the best and prepare for the worst" is my motto.

Example Sentences

“Hope for the best and prepare for the worst” is my motto. The Boy Scout motto is “Be prepared.”
Recent Examples on the Web Standout distance runner Kendra Paskvan has a motto for trail races. Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2022 The original Murn probably had a motto similar to Peacemaker’s, if anything. Jordan Moreau, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022 The saying, a motto used by the United States Navy, means to never surrender. IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2021 Other states, in recent years, have also mandated the display of the motto. Rebekah Riess, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 But Matt Patricia is taking this motto to another level in 2022. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2022 The effectiveness of this motto is evident in our list of ADCOLOR Award honorees and winners. Isaac Mizrahi, Forbes, 11 July 2022 That could be the motto of the small community of like-minded artists that Schatz has met while photographing the lake every day. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 Google once recognized its outsized public duty in its corporate motto, ‘Don’t be evil,’ and its commitment to ‘provide . . . Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Late Latin muttum grunt, from Latin muttire to mutter

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of motto was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 9695 COCA: 9048
motto

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MOTTO | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcompany, family, school, state (NAmE) 公司信條;家訓;校訓;州座右銘unofficial非官方座右銘new新座右銘VERB + MOTTOhave有座右銘Surfers have a motto: 'Life's a beach and then you die'.衝浪者有條座右銘 - “人生是岸,衝上就完。”become成為座右銘That phrase 'to the last man' became the motto of the 135th Infantry.“戰鬥到最後一個人”成為第 135 步兵團的座右銘。adopt, have sth as, use sth as以⋯為座右銘;把⋯當作座右銘Let's use that as our motto.咱們把那句話用作座右銘吧。coin杜撰格言He coined the motto 'Make love, not war'.他創造了這句口號:“要做愛,不要作戰。”PREPOSITIONmotto for⋯的座右銘a good motto for gardeners適合園丁的座右銘

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