adage

英 [ˈædɪdʒ]

美 [ˈædɪdʒ]

n.  谚语; 格言

复数：adages　

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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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The old adage by 17th century author John Donne that no one is an island still holds true today.
  17世纪作家约翰多恩的一句古老的格言没有人是座孤岛在今天仍然适用。
• This is a confusing adage.
  这是一句令人费解的格言。
• 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。