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
- 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。 - 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。 - China has an adage," eat one's corn in the blade", those who say is this meaning.
中国有句老话，“寅吃卯粮”，说的正是这个意思。 - There is a famous adage of China "distance produce beauty".
中国有句名言“距离产生美”。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。