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
- 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。