adage
noun /ˈædɪdʒ/
/ˈædɪdʒ/
- a well-known phrase expressing a general truth about people or the world
synonym saying谚语;格言 - According to the old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words.
古语有云,一图胜千言。
词源mid 16th cent.: from French, from Latin adagium ‘saying’, based on an early form of aio ‘I say’. - According to the old adage, a picture is worth a thousand words.