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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

        • 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”。
        • 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。
        • 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”。
        • "Security through obscurity is no security at all." so the adage goes.
          “通过隐藏是根本没有安全可言的”格言上是这么说的。
        • 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。
        • This is a confusing adage.
          这是一句令人费解的格言。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • Scientists have shown that there is a degree of truth in the old adage that love is blind.
          科学家已经证明,古老的谚语所说的,爱情是盲目的这一真理在一定程度上是正确的。