motto
n
(pl ~es)
1 short sentence or phrase chosen and used as a guide or rule of behaviour or as an expression of the aims or ideals of a family, a country, an institution, etc 箴言; 格言; 座右銘
My motto is: `Live each day as it comes.' 我的座右銘是: `有一天過一天.'
What's your school motto? 你們校訓是什麼?
2 (esp Brit) witty remark or riddle or short saying printed on a piece of paper, esp inside a Christmas cracker 雋語、 謎語或諺語的紙簽(尤指圣誕節(jié)彩包爆竹中的).
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.