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adage

美音:[´ædədʒ ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.格言,谚语

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adage


/'ædɪdʒ; `ædɪdʒ/
n traditional saying; proverb 格言; 箴言; 谚语.

adage


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin:Latin adagium]
a well-known phrase that says something wise about human experience
= proverb
 the old adage that a picture is worth a thousand words
1. There is much truth in the old adage about fools and their money.
    在这本关于愚人及其钱财的古老谚语中, 蕴藏着很多真理。

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