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

• You know the old adage.
  你们知道这个古老的谚语。
• 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。
• Another school of thought emphasizes on the common adage – the devil is in the details.
  另一种观点则强调了那句老话&细节决定成败。
• 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！
• 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 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。
• This is a confusing adage.
  这是一句令人费解的格言。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。