| 释义 |
ad·age
I. \ˈadij, -ēj\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin adagio, adagium, from ad- + -agio, -agium (akin to aio I say, from — assumed — Old Latin agio); akin to Greek ē he spoke, Armenian asem I say
: a saying typically embodying common experience or observation often in metaphorical form (as it is always darkest before the dawn)
II. \ȧdȧȧzh\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French, modification of Italian adagio
: adagio 2 |