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

• 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。
• I don't know who "they" are, or how much truth there is to this old adage, but there are three steps to implementing a Servlet filter.
  我不知道“他们”指的是谁，或者这句古老的谚语究竟有多真实，但是实现一个Servlet过滤器的确要经历三个步骤。
• You've heard that old adage," It's not what you know, but who you know. "
  你应该听过那句谚语，“重要的不是你知道什么，而是你认识谁。”
• A plain white paperback would do just fine if we actually followed that particular ancient adage.
  如果我们真的遵循古老的谚语，一个简单的白色平装本可能更好。
• 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。
• That might consign the adage "no pain, no gain" to the history books.
  所以“不劳而获”这句谚语可能要进入历史书本了。
• They think they're reducing risk and optimizing gains by following the adage,'Invest in what you know.
  他们认为这样能降低风险、优化收益，因为老话不是说了嘛：投资你了解的东西。
• An ancient Western adage necessity is the mother of invention is appropriate here.
  有一句古老的西方谚语是这样说的：需求是创新之母，这句话很适合用在这里。
• Buying a house is the most important financial decision you will ever make, so the adage goes.
  常言道，买套房子可能是人一生中最重要的财务决策。
• The old adage by 17th century author John Donne that no one is an island still holds true today.
  17世纪作家约翰多恩的一句古老的格言没有人是座孤岛在今天仍然适用。