late 15c., from Middle French axiome, from Latin axioma, from Greek axioma "authority," literally "that which is thought worthy or fit," from axioun "to think worthy," from axios "worthy, worth, of like value, weighing as much," from PIE adjective *ag-ty-o- "weighty," from root *ag- "to drive, draw, move" (see act (n.)).
Axioms in philosophy are not axioms until they are proved upon our pulses. [Keats, letter, May 3, 1818]
例文
1. It is a widely held axiom that they should not negotiate with terrorists.
彼らはテロリストと交渉するべきではないのは普遍的に受け入れられている公理である。
2.It is an axiom in the business world that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement.
満足している顧客は最高の広告であり、これはビジネス界の格言である。
3.The concern about this axiom stemed from the fact.
この公理に対する考慮は、このような事実に基づいている。
4.This statement is the fundamental axiom that distinguished chemistry from alchemy.
この論述は錬金術と化学的に区別される基本法則である。
5.It 'seemed clear to him that this axiom could be dispensed with.