adage

英 [ˈædɪdʒ]

美 [ˈædɪdʒ]

n. 谚语; 格言

复数：adages　

BNC.18586 / COCA.15783

牛津词典

noun

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”

noun

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Synonym:proverbsawbyword

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。
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。
There is a famous adage of China "distance produce beauty".
中国有句名言“距离产生美”。
There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money.
在这本关于愚人及其钱财的古老谚语中，蕴藏着很多真理。
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；
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'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。”
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。
You know the old adage.
你们知道这个古老的谚语。