"a witty saying," 1580s, from French mot (12c.) "remark, short speech," literally "word," cognate of Italian motto, from Latin mutum "grunt, murmur" (see mutter). Mot juste (1912) is French, literally "exact word," the precisely appropriate expression in some situation.
The mot juste is an expression which readers would like to buy of writers who use it, as one buys one's neighbour's bantam cock for the sake of hearing its voice no more. [Fowler]
实用例句
1. My car is due for its MOT in two days' time.
我的车再有两天就该年检了。来自柯林斯例句
2. I've got to take the car in for its MOT.
我得把车开去进行车检。来自《权威词典》
3. How can one implement a MOT when a chip surface gets in the way?
