名詞 motto:

1. a favorite saying of a sect or political group
   同義詞：slogan, catchword, shibboleth

1. I often win money at cards but never save a penny `easy come, easy go' is my motto.
   我玩紙牌經(jīng)常贏，可一分錢(qián)也存不住--我的俗話是｀來(lái)得容易，去得快＇.
2. "Think before you act" is my motto.
   “三思而后行”是我的座右銘。

mot.to

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 mot.toes 或 mot.tos
A brief statement used to express a principle, a goal, or an ideal.See Synonyms at saying
格言：用于表達(dá)一種原則、一個(gè)目標(biāo)或一種理想的簡(jiǎn)短的陳述參見(jiàn) saying
A sentence, phrase, or word of appropriate character inscribed on or attached to an object.
題詞：題寫(xiě)在或附在某事物上有著某種合適特性的字、短語(yǔ)或句子
A maxim adopted as a guide to one`s conduct.
座右銘：能夠作為指導(dǎo)人的行為的格言

來(lái)源：
Italian [word, motto]
意大利語(yǔ) [話，諺語(yǔ)]
probably from Vulgar Latin *môttum [word] * see mot
可能源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *môttum [話] *參見(jiàn) mot