saying
翻譯
諺語, 俗話, 格言
例句
As the old saying goes, 'practice makes perfect'.
常言道,「熟能生巧」。
That's a common saying in my country.
那是我國一句很常見的俗話。
文法模式
((a/the saying)) 諺語,俗話 As the saying goes, actions speak louder than words.
近義詞
近義詞: proverb, expression, idiom, maxim
詞源
源自動詞 'to say'(說)。它指人們經常「說」的話。
記憶技巧
可以把它想成 'say' + '-ing',即人們不斷說的話,最終成為一句眾所周知的短語或諺語。