| 单词 | sage |
| 释义 | sage (once / 393 pages) 1nadj 2nadj Use the word sage for someone or something wise and judicious. Thanks to the sage advice of your friend, you didn't write your teacher an angry e-mail! Although you might think of a wizard when you hear the word sage, really it means a wise man. Today you see it used to refer to someone who has insight in a particular field. If someone is a policy sage, he knows just what advice to give politicians to make them understand the issue and respond successfully to it. In a totally unrelated use, there is also a plant called sage that is useful in home remedies and cooking. WORD FAMILYsage: sagely, sager, sages, sagest USAGE EXAMPLESIt was a sage decision in the current hyperpartisan climate. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Sage grouse live in 11 Western states, but their numbers are down significantly because of habitat loss. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) On this date in 1947, Henry Chee Dodge, the first chairman of the Navajo Tribal Council, died at Sage Memorial Hospital at age 86. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom Exp|Hypo|Hyper Balthasar (New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus Caspar(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus Melchior(New Testament) one of the three sages from the east who came bearing gifts for the infant Jesus; usually represented as a king of Nubia Hakham a Hebrew title of respect for a wise and highly educated man mahatma(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage mentor, wise man a wise and trusted guide and advisor 2adj having wisdom that comes with age and experience 2Syn wise having or prompted by wisdom or discernment 1n any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb Syn|Hypo|Hyper salvia Salvia azurea, blue sage blue-flowered sage of dry prairies of the eastern United States Salvia clarea, clary sagestout Mediterranean sage with white or pink or violet flowers; yields oil used as a flavoring and in perfumery Salvia farinacea, blue sage, mealy sageTexas sage having intensely blue flowers Salvia lancifolia, Salvia reflexa, blue sagesage of western North America to Central America having violet-blue flowers; widespread in cultivation Salvia leucophylla, chaparral sage, purple sagesilvery-leaved California herb with purple flowers Salvia lyrata, cancer weed, cancerweedsage of eastern United States Salvia officinalis, common sage, ramonashrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb Salvia pratensis, meadow clarytall perennial Old World salvia with violet-blue flowers; found in open grasslands Salvia sclarea, claryaromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental Salvia spathacea, pitcher sageCalifornia erect and sparsely branched perennial Mexican mint, Salvia divinoruman herb from Oaxaca that has a powerful hallucinogenic effect; the active ingredient is salvinorin Salvia verbenaca, vervain sage, wild clary, wild sageEurasian sage with blue flowers and foliage like verbena; naturalized in United States herb, herbaceous plant a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests 2n aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc Hypo|Hyper clary sage fresh leaves used in omelets and fritters and with lamb herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities 3adj of the grey-green color of sage leaves Syn sage-green chromatic being or having or characterized by hue |
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