The word "sage" can refer to a wise person (a philosopher or saint) or describe someone as wise and knowledgeable due to experience. It can also be a type of herb used in cooking, often referred to as sage leaves or the sage plant.
The word "sage" can refer to a wise person (a philosopher or saint) or describe someone as wise and knowledgeable due to experience. It can also be a type of herb used in cooking, often referred to as sage leaves or the sage plant.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]哲人;智者;圣人 A sage is a person who is regarded as being very wise.
[LITERARY 文]
...ancient Chinese sages.
中国先哲
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](尤指因经验丰富而)贤明的,睿智的,博学多识的Sage means wise and knowledgeable, especially as the result of a lot of experience.
[LITERARY 文]
He was famous for his sage advice to younger painters.
他因向后起的年轻画家提供睿智的忠告而闻名。
sagely
Susan nodded sagely as if what I had said was profoundly significant...
苏珊洞悉一切似的点点头,好像我所说的话意义深刻。
The family sagely married into American money many years ago.
该家族在很多年前就作出了与美国财团联姻的明智之举。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](用于烹调的)鼠尾草叶Sage is a herb used in cooking.
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[N-VAR 可变名词]鼠尾草;洋苏草Sage is a plant with grey-green leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers.
Oxford
sage/seɪdʒ; NAmEseɪdʒ/
noun
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adjective
sagesagesnoun _herbs_comp.jpg _sage.jpg 1[uncountable ]a plant with flat, light green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb鼠尾草(可用作调料)2[countable ]( formal) a very wise person 哲人;智者;圣人adjective( literary) wise, especially because you have a lot of experience 睿智的,贤明的(尤指因经验丰富)▶sage·ly/seɪdʒli; NAmEseɪdʒli/adverb◆She nodded sagely.她点点头,一副洞悉一切的样子。sage/seɪdʒ; NAmEseɪdʒ/sage·ly/seɪdʒli; NAmEseɪdʒli/
LDC
sage1 noun
sage2 adjective
sagesage1 /seɪdʒ/ noun
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word sets
1sage (1) [uncountable] a herb with grey-green leaves2[countable] literary someone, especially an old man, who is very wise
sage1 noun
sage2 adjective
sagesage2 adjective literary
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very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience: sage advice—sagely adverb
WDF
sage
[seɪdʒ]
级别:sager, sagest
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圣人(49%),鼠尾草(24%),明智的(9%),贤明的(8%),哲人(8%),蒿属植物(2%)
n.圣人;贤人;哲人
adj.明智的;贤明的;审慎的
n.(Sage)人名;(日)三下(姓);(英)塞奇;(意)萨杰;(德)扎格;(法)萨热
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