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adage

英 [ˈædɪdʒ]

美 [ˈædɪdʒ]

n.  谚语; 格言

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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

        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • There is a famous adage of China "distance produce beauty".
          中国有句名言“距离产生美”。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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”。
        • 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。
        • She reminded me of the old adage: where there's love there's understanding.
          她使我想起了那句古老的格言:有爱就有谅解。