sayings

英 [ˈseɪɪŋz]

美 [ˈseɪɪŋz]

n.  谚语; 格言; 警句
saying的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谚语;格言;警句
  Asayingis a sentence that people often say and that gives advice or information about human life and experience.
  1. We also realize the truth of that old saying: Charity begins at home...
     我们也明白了那句老话的道理：仁爱始于家庭。
  2. Her favourite saying was: 'There are a lot of people far worse off than me.'
     她最喜欢的谚语是：“比上不足，比下有余。”
• N-COUNT (尤指宗教或政治领袖的)重要讲话，教诲，名言
  Thesayingsof a person, especially a religious or political leader, are important things that they said or pieces of advice that they gave.
  1. The sayings of Confucius offer guidance on this matter.
     孔子的教诲为此事提供了指引。

双语例句

• And he saith unto me, these are the true sayings of God.
  又对我说，这是神真实的话。
• And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.
  二人说了这些话，仅仅的拦住众人不献祭与他们。
• She was fond of quoting the sayings of philosophers.
  她喜欢引用哲人的话。
• All of these sayings reflect the American obsession with properness and efficiency.
  所有这些格言都反映了美国人对正派和效率的痴迷。
• And this too shall pass is one of my favorite sayings.
  这些终将会过去是我最喜欢的格言之一。
• Although superstitions involve beliefs and practices, they are usually transmitted as sayings.
  虽然迷信涉及的是信仰和行为，但它往往以谚语的形式出现。
• I had already heard that this role might not fit me, but I decided to ignore those sayings.
  之前听到过我不适合这个角色的说法，但是我决意忽略它们。
• He quoted some old Chinese sayings to illustrate his points.
  他援用了一些中国话来解释他的论点。
• Other superstitious sayings describe conversions;
  另一种迷信谚语描述了某种化解手段；
• The little girl diverted the people at her mother's party with her funny sayings.
  那个小姑娘在她母亲的宴会上说的俏皮话，把大家逗乐了。