Adage



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.格言, 古训
• ［英］ n.格言, 古训 ( an old saying accepted as a truth)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: ad+age ( 年龄) -> 有年龄 -> 有智慧

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagium, from ad- + -agium (akin to aio I say); akin to Greek ē he said
• Date: 1513
• a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation

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