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

• 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。
• 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”。
• This is a confusing adage.
  这是一句令人费解的格言。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。”
• 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。
• Being passionate about your job is more than the old adage "do what you love".
  对工作有激情并不单单是人们常说的“做你喜欢的事情”。
• 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。
• 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。