adage

英 [ˈædɪdʒ]

美 [ˈædɪdʒ]

n.  谚语; 格言

复数：adages　

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BNC.18586 / COCA.15783

牛津词典

noun

• 谚语；格言
  a well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谚语；格言
  Anadageis something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life.
  1. ...the old adage, 'Every baby brings its own love'.
     那句古老的谚语，“每个婴儿生来就带着爱”

英英释义

noun

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  Synonym:proverbsawbyword

双语例句

• You know the old adage.
  你们知道这个古老的谚语。
• A popular adage is that Japanese begin a speech with an apology, Americans begin with a joke.
  日本人用道歉的方式来开始他们的演讲，美国人用开玩笑的方式来开始他们的演讲。
• This adage says that even a clever person may do something stupidly.
  是说聪明人也有一时糊涂做错事的时候。
• What is called that the gentleman helps somebody in doing well is the adage of Confucius.
  所谓“君子成人之美”，这是孔夫子留下的格言。
• There is an adage in public health: The road to inaction is paved with research papers.
  公共卫生领域有一条格言：通往无所作为的道路上铺满了研究报告。
• Remember the old adage: Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
  记住这条古老的谚语：能够做并不意味着应该做。
• "Security through obscurity is no security at all." so the adage goes.
  “通过隐藏是根本没有安全可言的”格言上是这么说的。
• Remember the old adage& security is only as strong as its weakest link!
  请记住古谚语&安全性只取决于其最薄弱环节！
• Firstly, I would like to underline the old adage "You get what you pay for".
  首先，我要强调一句古老的格言：“你得到你所支付”。
• The old adage "birds of a feather flock together" is one dating rule that will never go out of style. the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole.
  俗话中的物以类聚，人以群分是一个永不过时的约会规则。研究人和其他人，群体，以及社会的关系的心理学分支。