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

• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A popular adage is that Japanese begin a speech with an apology, Americans begin with a joke.
  日本人用道歉的方式来开始他们的演讲，美国人用开玩笑的方式来开始他们的演讲。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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）”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。