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

• 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。
• There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money.
  在这本关于愚人及其钱财的古老谚语中，蕴藏着很多真理。
• 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。
• 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。”
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• There is a famous adage of China "distance produce beauty".
  中国有句名言“距离产生美”。
• 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。
• 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。