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

• 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。
• The old adage "birds of a feather flock together" is one dating rule that will never go out of style. the branch of psychology that studies persons and their relationships with others and with groups and with society as a whole.
  俗话中的物以类聚，人以群分是一个永不过时的约会规则。研究人和其他人，群体，以及社会的关系的心理学分支。
• 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。
• You know the old adage.
  你们知道这个古老的谚语。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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”。
• 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！
• 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。