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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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； - "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。 - There's an old adage "a problem shared is a problem halved".
有一个古老的格言“共享的问题就是减半的问题（aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved）”。 - 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。 - 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。 - There is an adage in public health: The road to inaction is paved with research papers.
公共卫生领域有一条格言：通往无所作为的道路上铺满了研究报告。 - 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。