sage
noun /seɪdʒ/
/seɪdʒ/
- enlarge image[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） - duck with sage and onion stuffing
鼠尾草洋葱填鸭
- duck with sage and onion stuffing
- [countable] (formal) a very wise person
哲人；智者；圣人 - The wise old sage nodded.
睿智的老贤者点点头。
- The wise old sage nodded.
词源noun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’. noun sense 2 Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.