| 单词 | adage |
| 释义 | adage noun[C] uk/ˈæd.ɪdʒ/us/ˈæd.ɪdʒ/awisesaying: 谚语；格言Herememberedtheoldadage "Look before youleap".他想起了那句老话“三思而后行”。 Synonyms axiomformal proverb saw(SAYING)old-fashioned saying Linguistics: sentences & expressions
adage| American Dictionaryadage noun[C] us/ˈæd·ɪdʒ/awisesaying orproverb: Herememberedtheoldadage, "Look before youleap." Examplesofadageadage For any of us who had forgotten the oldadagethat a drug is a poison, this book supplies a useful reminder. From theCambridge English Corpus Thisadagesuggests a selection effect whereby disruptive individuals will choose or self-select themselves into deviant groups. From theCambridge English Corpus After a little time, one can see how theadageof keeping it simple applies quite aptly. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the oldadagethat a book can never be judged by its cover rings true here. From theCambridge English Corpus Also, there is theadagethat to truly understand the basics one needs to see how those convert into technical detail. From theCambridge English Corpus Is there any empirical truth to the folkadagethat children will "grow out of it"? From theCambridge English Corpus The third chapter assesses a number of adages the elders employ to communicate moral instruction, making use of a wide range of metaphors. From theCambridge English Corpus The oldadagehonour among thieves springs to mind here! From theCambridge English Corpus I should have remembered the oldadagethat one shouldn't wish for things - one might get them. From theCambridge English Corpus Isotopically, fiddler crabs appear to be an exception to theadagethat 'you are what you eat'. From theCambridge English Corpus This combination of wins and saves is nearly the equivalent of seven full seasons, thus proving theadageabout the importance of pitching. From theCambridge English Corpus A thing of beauty, goes an oldadage, is a joy forever. From theCambridge English Corpus The show businessadagethat the best performances ' leave the audience wanting more ' applies equally well to educational endeavors. From theCambridge English Corpus This puts a much higher premium on the oldadageof task-independent formulation of knowledge. From theCambridge English Corpus I am reminded of that oldadage: the more we know, the more we know how little we know. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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