1.格言,箴言;谚语;原理,主义;(行为的)准则
2.马克沁机关枪
1.a phrase or saying that includes a rule or moral principle about how you should behave
1.If he was convinced to the value of a particular maxim he would adhere to it without exception.
如果他被说服某个原则的价值，就会毫无例外的遵照执行。
2.As if reading from the pages of a courtship manual, Maxim asked if she would care for a drink of any kind.
马克西姆似乎是按照求爱指南上写的那样问她想要喝什么。
3.This subjective element is the maxim that I ought to follow such a law even if it thwarts all my inclinations.
这个主观因素即是此准则：即使这样的规律抑制我所有的喜好，我也应该遵循它。
4.There's no doubt these past 10 jobs justify the old maxim, "It's a dirty job, but somebody's got to do it. "
毫无疑问，这十份工作见证了一句格言：“这是一份肮脏的工作，但总有人愿意做。”
5.However, some forgot Adam Smith's maxim that the invisible hand needs to be supported by an appropriate legal and regulatory framework.
不过，一些人忘记了亚当-斯密（AdamSmith）的格言：看不见的手需要有合适的法律和监管框架的支持。
6.As markets around the world have turned grizzly over the past two weeks, some investors seem to have forgotten the old hikers' maxim.
在过去的两周内，当世界各大市场纷纷崭露熊迹之时，一些投资者似乎已将这老徒步者的箴言抛之脑后。
7.With two crews of Maxim machine-guns he took the position on the unprotected right flank of my platoons.
在两个马克沁机枪小组的掩护下我们占领了位于我们排毫无保护的右翼一侧的阵地。
8.Maxim had not moved. He looked up at me, his glass in his hand. All the colour left his face.
他一动不动，抬起眼睛盯着，手里拿着酒杯，脸上没有一丝儿血色。
9.Spend less than you earn. It's such a simple maxim, and yet very few young adults understand it or know how to follow it.
量入为出是一句简朴的格言，然而只有极少数的青年人理解并知道如何遵循它。
10.In God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, the main character has a simple maxim: " God damn it, you've got to be kind. "
在《上帝保佑你，罗斯维特先生》中，主人公有一句很简单的口头禅：“去他的，你得做好人！”