名詞 epigraph:

1. a quotation at the beginning of some piece of writing
2. an engraved inscription

ep.i.graph

n.（名詞）
An inscription, as on a statue or building.
碑文：塑像或建筑物上的刻文
A motto or quotation, as at the beginning of a literary composition, setting forth a theme.
引語，格言：在一部文學(xué)作品開頭的引言，警句，闡明主題

來源：
Greek epigraphô
希臘語 epigraphô
from epigraphein [to write on] * see epigram
源自 epigraphein [寫在…上] *參見 epigram

【引伸】
ep.igraph.ic 或
ep.igraph.ical
adj.（形容詞）
ep.igraph.ically
adv.（副詞）