adage
英 [ˈædɪdʒ]
美 [ˈædɪdʒ]
n. 谚语; 格言
复数：adages
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.- ...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”
- ...the old adage, 'Every baby brings its own love'.
英英释义
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
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。 - 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。 - To paraphrase the adage: If you ca fish from someone, you'll eat for a day;
概述某句格言：如果你从别人那里讨到一条鱼，那么你能吃上一天； - 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”。 - An old business adage is that businesses do not plan to fail, they just fail to plan!
有一句古老的格言就是：没有计划要失败的事业，只有没计划好的事业。 - You know the old adage.
你们知道这个古老的谚语。 - There's an old adage "a problem shared is a problem halved".
有一个古老的格言“共享的问题就是减半的问题（aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved）”。 - 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。