n. motto,usually a line ofpoetry,inscribed on the insideof a ring (刻在戒指里边的)格言,诗句。 △Ham.3.2.163 (152):“Isthis a prologue,or the posy ofa ring?”这算是开场白呢,还是戒指上的诗铭? △ Mer.5.1.148:“whose posy was / For all the world like cutlers’ poetry / Upon a knife,”它上面的铭言就跟有些刀子上刻的诗句差不多。