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.
那是我國的一句俗話。
文法模式
a saying about ((sth.)) 關於((某事))的諺語 There's an old saying about love and war.
the saying goes that... 俗話說... As the saying goes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
近義詞
同義詞: proverb, maxim, adage, expression
詞源
源自於動詞「say」(說)。「saying」指經常被說的話。
記憶技巧
可以把它想成是「人們總是在說(saying)的話」。