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

• The old adage," Do what you love, the money will follow "is actually very good advice.
  俗话说：”做你想做的，钱就来了“，它的确一个非常好的建议。
• 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。
• 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。
• Remember the old adage& security is only as strong as its weakest link!
  请记住古谚语&安全性只取决于其最薄弱环节！
• 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。
• This is a confusing adage.
  这是一句令人费解的格言。
• 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。
• You know the old adage.
  你们知道这个古老的谚语。
• 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。
• 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。