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adage

英 [ˈædɪdʒ]

美 [ˈædɪdʒ]

n.  谚语; 格言

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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

        • 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 a famous adage of China "distance produce beauty".
          中国有句名言“距离产生美”。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • "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。
        • 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。
        • 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)”。
        • 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。