adage

adage

英 ['ædɪdʒ]
　　美 ['ædɪdʒ]

n. 格言，諺語；箴言

中文詞源：

adage 格言

前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根ag, 做。催人奮進的話。

例句：

1. The adage " Trade is better than aid " is clearly of great relevance to agriculture.
“ 貿易勝於援助, ” 這一格言對於農業顯然是十分中肯的.

2. But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.
但是,根據我的經驗,人們所謂的工作崗位造就人材這句古話並不正確.

3. Answering probably an adage: The day fails the person wishes.
或許正應瞭一句老話: 天不遂人願.

4. Han Jia , I think both of us have followed this adage.
韓佳, 我覺得我們倆就是這麼做的.

5. You've heard the adage many times about turning lemons into lemonade, right ?
相信你已經聽過這個諺語很多次瞭吧,是關於把檸檬變成檸檬汽水的, 是 嗎 ?