英语释义

1. a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
She reminded him of the adage: "A penny saved is a penny earned."

2. an old and well-known saying that expresses a general truth

3. an old familiar saying proverb

英汉例句

• However, the resourceful imp manages to finagle an apprenticeship out of the sympathetic Alfredo, whose adages come mostly from the pens of Hollywood screenwriters.

  然而，这个机灵鬼打着哄有同情心的阿尔·弗雷多这个格言大都出自好莱坞编剧笔下的老头收他当学徒的小算盘。

• Peter and I even came up with goat-related adages to fit our new lives.

  彼得和我甚至编出了与山羊有关的谚语…

• This paper analyzes some of the folk songs, idioms and popular adages which appear in the novel and discusses the effect of the kind of dialogues used on the portrayal of the characters in a novel.

  本文分析了小说引用的民歌、成语和俗语，并论述了人物口语对塑造人物形象的作用。

• Some adages are gems.

  一些谚语是珍宝。

• Start off with your purpose, your values, followed by adages in life, your long-term goals then your short-term goals.

  开始一天的生活时，在脑子想一遍：你的人生目的，你的价值观，生活中得到的经验教训，你的长期目标和短期目标。

• Idioms usually include idioms and proverbs, adages and, proverbs, slang, jargon, etc.

  语通常括语、俗语、言、歇语、谚语、俚语、话等。

相似词

aphorism格言；警句

apothegm格言；箴言；警句

byword谚语，俗语；格言；笑柄

epigram警句；讽刺短诗；隽语

maxim(Maxim)人名；(英、罗、俄、哈萨)马克西姆

proverb谚语，格言；众所周知的人或事

saw锯；锯成；用锯；乱剪；拉锯似的来回移动

saying说（say 的现在分词形式）

sententia（常作 sententiae）格言；警句

word[语] 单词；话语；消息；诺言；命令