| 单词 | sage |
| 释义 | sage sage1 —sagely, adv. —sageness, n. /sayj/, n., adj., sager, sagest. n. 1. a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom. 2. someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience. adj. 3. wise, judicious, or prudent: sage advice. [1250-1300; ME (n. and adj.) < OF < LL sapidus wise, tasteful (L: tasty), equiv. to sap(ere) to know, be wise, orig. to taste (see SAPIENT) + -idus -ID4] Syn. 1. philosopher. 3. sagacious. Ant. 1. fool. sage2 /sayj/, n. 1. any plant or shrub belonging to the genus Salvia, of the mint family. 2. an herb, Salvia officinalis, whose grayish-green leaves are used in medicine and for seasoning in cookery. 3. the leaves themselves. 4. sagebrush. [1275-1325; ME sa(u)ge < MF sau(l)ge < L salvia, deriv. of salvus SAFE (so named from its supposed healing powers)] |
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