adage
英['ædɪdʒ]
美['ædɪdʒ]
GRE
Noun:
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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- 1. The adage " Trade is better than aid " is clearly of great relevance to agriculture.
- “ 贸易胜于援助, ” 这一格言对于农业显然是十分中肯的.
来自辞典例句
- 2. But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.
- 但是,根据我的经验,人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确.
来自辞典例句
- 3. Answering probably an adage: The day fails the person wishes.
- 或许正应了一句老话: 天不遂人愿.
来自互联网
- 4. Han Jia , I think both of us have followed this adage.
- 韩佳, 我觉得我们俩就是这么做的.
来自互联网
- 5. You've heard the adage many times about turning lemons into lemonade, right ?
- 相信你已经听过这个谚语很多次了吧,是关于把柠檬变成柠檬汽水的, 是 吗 ?
来自互联网
用作名词 (n.)
- The adage really enlightened me since my youth.
这句格言从我青年时代起就给了我真正的启示。
- Nearly 150 years later, variations of this adage are still quoted.
差不多在150年之后，这个变化了的谚语一直被引用。
- But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.
但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
