名詞 maxim:

1. a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
   同義詞：axiom
2. English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)
   同義詞：Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

1. Maxim seems to be particularly fond of her.
   馬西姆似乎特別喜歡她。
2. A terse, witty, instructive saying; a maxim.
   格言，箴言，警句簡潔、機智、有教導性的話; 警句
3. "Waste not, want not" is her favorite maxim.
   “不浪費則不匱乏”是她特別喜愛的格言。

max.im

n.（名詞）
A succinct formulation of a fundamental principle, general truth, or rule of conduct.See Synonyms at saying
格言，箴言：基本原理、普遍真理或行為準則的簡潔形式參見 saying

來源：
Middle English maxime
中古英語 maxime
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin maxima
源自 中世紀拉丁語 maxima
from maxima (prôpositiô) [greatest (premise)]
源自 maxima (prôpositiô) [最偉大的（假定、假設）]
feminine of Latin maximus [greatest] * see meg-
拉丁語 maximus的陰性詞 [最偉大的] *參見 meg-