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单词 sage
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sage1

noun seɪdʒseɪdʒ
mass noun
  • 1An aromatic plant whose greyish-green leaves are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.

    Salvia officinalis, family Labiatae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We've got hawthorn, gingko, elder, mullein, lavender, sage, thyme, echinacea, borage, yarrow and plenty of pine trees.
    • There is nothing better than having fresh herbs on hand for cooking and marjoram, thyme, sage, chives, rosemary, parsley and basil will all thrive on a windowsill.
    • Other culinary herbs, like sage, rosemary and thyme, are native to Mediterranean regions where the air is rather temperate and dry.
    • Not only are they aromatic and in season most of the year, but there is nothing better than having fresh thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley, coriander and chives at your fingertips.
    • The best culinary sage is native to southern Europe.
    • I use thyme, sage, rosemary, chives, basil, dill, sorrel, salad burnet, chervil, oregano and mint as well as parsley.
    • You also can plant lavender, oregano, thyme, rosemary and sage.
    • Thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage, basil and coriander all contain high levels of phyto-chemicals, which can help ward off heart disease and cancers.
    • Thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano are all found here.
    • Sheri's houseplants go for about $5 each, while her herbs like oregano, sage and thyme are $4.
    • Cover a berm with low-growing aromatic herbs such as basil, prostrate rosemary, sage, and lemon and lime thyme.
    • In a sunny window, try oregano, rosemary, sage, sweet marjoram, and thyme.
    • Herb de Provence is a mixture of herbs, often including thyme, rosemary, tarragon, chervil, sage, marjoram, basil and fennel seed.
    • Good choices to plant now are basil, chives, cilantro, oregano, parsley rosemary, sage, and thyme.
    • Perhaps it's because it isn't a classic culinary herb like basil or sage, or maybe because its medicinal values are limited.
    • She was told that lavender and culinary sage wouldn't grow here.
    • Mediterranean herbs such as sage (salvia officianalis) are hardy and tasty plants.
    • Plants deer especially dislike include catmint, chives, lavender, sage, spearmint, thyme and yarrow-all useful and easy to grow in this area.
    • Herbs like borage, sage and hyssop are excellent food sources for these beneficial insects, so they could be planted in the flower borders to prevent pests like greenfly from damaging other plants in the border.
    • And, the culinary herb, sage, that you use in the kitchen is often enough to put a damper on hot flashes.
    1. 1.1 Used in names of aromatic plants of the mint family that resemble sage, e.g. wood sage.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wood sage will do well in full sun or light shade.
      • In our southern California garden Mexican sage thrives so well that we bind it with twine so it grows up where the hummingbirds get to it easier.
  • 2Either of two bushy North American plants with silvery-grey leaves.

    an aromatic plant which was formerly burnt by some North American Indians for its cleansing properties and as an incense (Artemisia ludoviciana, family Compositae).

    a plant of the goosefoot family (Krascheninnikovia lanata, family Chenopodiaceae).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And over there is some Creosote Bush, Shadscale, Big Sagebrush, Bladder sage, and Blackbush.
    • This area is lightly vegetated with juniper, pine, sage, and grasses.
    • Attract hummingbirds by planting Mexican bush sage, pineapple sage, and beebalm.
    • For instance, you could always grab some white sage and burn it in each room, paying particular attention to doors, windows and any corners where ‘spirits’ might hang out.
    • Mexican bush sage grows 3 to 4 feet tall and bears velvety purple flower spikes from early- or midsummer into winter, or until a cold snap shuts them down.
    • Topical oils or hair products containing eucalyptus and sage will help heal a head that's been damaged by overprocessing.
    • The most common shrubs are creosote bush, ocotillo, and bur sage.
    • The mountain tops are wild, but the valley bottom is filled with cottonwood trees, purple sage and wild geranium, and riverside paths meander away to waterfalls and pools.
    • Vivid pink roses lead the eye through the border, while butterfly bush, Mexican sage, and penstemon add bursts of soft purple blooms here and there.
    • At some sweat lodges sage and cedar are thought to purify the space, while tobacco leaves bless the earth.
    • One of my friends, who was some-part Cherokee, told me the Native Americans use white sage to purify themselves and their homes of any negative spirits.
    • The tepees, the yoga kiva, the pre-massage ritual of burning sage to ward off evil spirits - are all nods to an ancient way of life.
    • The talks sitting by the pool, lying on a Mexican blanket in front of the candle altar, burning white sage in an abalone shell for hours all reiterated the feeling that I was home.
    • Cleveland and white sage, creosote bush and brittlebush, pine and redwood, for instance, are filled with resins and release their scents on warm afternoons.
    • He rode horseback through rolling hills of silver sage.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia 'healing plant', from salvus 'safe'.

Rhymes

age, assuage, backstage, cage, downstage, engage, enrage, gage, gauge, mage, multistage, offstage, onstage, Osage, page, Paige, rage, rampage, stage, swage, under-age, upstage, wage

sage2

noun seɪdʒseɪdʒ
  • (especially in ancient history or legend) a profoundly wise man.

    the sayings of the numerous venerable sages
    I'm not much of a sage, I'm afraid
    ironic I asked a sage on the news desk
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Kashmir was a holy land for us, where our yogis and sages prayed and meditated and many of our Hindu people went on pilgrimages.
    • I want children to grow up under the influence of the wisdom of the ancient sages.
    • According to legend, all the sages once gathered in the Himalayas.
    • Sen Tetsu So Dan: the first two characters mean a great thinker, a wise man, a sage in ancient times, while the third means a group, or a collection.
    • Well, many sages and wise men over the years have recommended the mountain top.
    • One of our ancient sages was so blown away by the concept that he declared charity to be equal in importance to all the other commandments combined.
    • Like ancient sages, the pundits pore over the details of Gordon Brown's speech and the related Budget documents as if they were holy texts.
    • Rulers, in his view, should be subject to higher laws, devised by the ancient sages Confucius and Mencius and administered by learned mandarins.
    • According to ancient legends, 90 million sages lived, worshiped and meditated at this place.
    • The wisdom of great sages of antiquity comes to us mainly through the aural tradition, and so has almost certainly suffered distortion through intermediaries.
    • It has its source in the experience handed down by the sages of ancient China, followers of Taoism philosophy.
    • Ancient tribal leaders and sages of the day sought to find answers.
    • When calling on the Gurukkal, don't expect to meet a venerable sage with wrinkles to testify the years of experience he had in life.
    • Just as the ancient sages can't be blamed for the ideology of the Sangh Parivar, the actions of these so-called leaders cannot be traced to the Sikh values.
    • Right from ancient times, sages and seers have been preaching that money alone should not be the aim in life, for it could never bring contentment.
    • Actually, mythology was only set up by ancient sages to help explain the very complicated Hindu philosophy in an unphilosophical way.
    • His insistence on winning through non-violence is no less a feat than the great feats of the sages of ancient India.
    • As a young materialist it mattered to me that we too have our ancient texts, our saints and sages, wise men and good news.
    • The sages who advise the party leader on these matters are turning their attention to his deputy.
    • But they forget the kind of tapas, intense spiritual disciplines, which were done by those ancient sages.
    Synonyms
    wise man/woman, learned man/woman, man/woman of letters, philosopher, scholar, thinker, savant, Solomon, Nestor, Solon
    pandit, authority, expert, guru, maharishi, mahatma, elder, teacher, guiding light, mentor
adjective seɪdʒseɪdʒ
  • Profoundly wise.

    they nodded in agreement with these sage remarks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Remember the sage advice of Whodini, who, at the height of the crack era put out the ‘prescient’ hit single: The Freaks Come Out at Night.
    • I believe that, like me, you will gain a deeper appreciation for this illustrious artist after reading Moore's sage views.
    • In this autobiography, Manning portrays himself as a humble but highly intellectual and sage man who is driven by a love of country and his Christian faith.
    • Adams analyzed this behavior with sage remarks regarding trace elements and essential dietary supplements.
    • Liberal Larry is offering sage advice regarding the tragedy in London.
    • Having spent six years teaching in Spain herself, she's an English as a Second Language veteran and seasons her answers to the pensive newbies with colourful stories and sage advice.
    • He then continues to give him very sage, wise advice regarding governing wisely.
    • Jeeves' grave and sage philosophy towards booze is encapsulated perfectly at the end of another Wodehouse story.
    • I'll also be constrained by Kieran's sage advice; indeed I didn't feel much like posting after the war began for reasons much like those Kieran adduces.
    • New staff members' burning questions are often perfect opportunities to allow returning staff to dole out sage advice or let their positive camping experiences shine.
    • Trying to keep the peace is the sage Andy, whose cool intellectualizing goes from being an annoying trait to an obvious shield for his own emotional issues.
    • But for years this sage advice, though accepted almost universally among economists, had essentially no impact on policy.
    • So now that my kids are older and the people who feel proprietary over babies have lost their desire to give me sage advice, they have had to come up with new and improved ways of sticking their noses into my ovaries.
    • But vows were meant to be broken, as the sage philosopher Jennifer Lopez has pointed out.
    • As with the 2000 election, will you inject your sage Texas wisdom into your 2000 election projections?
    • I think this image-enhancement business is complete nonsense since not a single viewer remembers what the sage politician has uttered.
    • As an example of that sage philosophy, the site's fantasy sports games and NCAA basketball tournament contests help draw sports fans to the site whether they have cable or not.
    • Jag wanted to snap at her, ask her where the hell she got off sounding so damned wise, but something in her sage words made sense.
    • Quite naturally from his advanced age of 24 he feels he can already look back on his own youth and offer sage advice and profound wisdom to his parents who are still raising his younger teenage brother.
    • However, once refreshed - perhaps next year - he may be tempted back into the fray as a business angel, venture capitalist, corporate adviser or indeed sage media commentator.
    Synonyms
    wise, learned, clever, intelligent, with/showing great knowledge, knowledgeable, sensible, intellectual, scholarly, sagacious, erudite
    discerning, judicious, canny, penetrating, perceptive, acute, astute, shrewd, prudent, politic, thoughtful, full of insight, insightful, percipient, perspicacious, philosophical, profound, deep
    rare sapient

Derivatives

  • sageness

  • noun
    • One guess is that he conveyed a sageness, a discernment about life that people could easily sense.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Alfred is Wayne's butler and surrogate father, and a typical piece of silver-service sageness goes like this: ‘You start pretending to have fun, Master Wayne, you might even have a little by accident.’

Origin

Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere 'be wise'.

 
 

sage1

nounseɪdʒsāj
  • 1An aromatic plant with grayish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean.

    Salvia officinalis, family Labiatae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The best culinary sage is native to southern Europe.
    • Perhaps it's because it isn't a classic culinary herb like basil or sage, or maybe because its medicinal values are limited.
    • She was told that lavender and culinary sage wouldn't grow here.
    • Mediterranean herbs such as sage (salvia officianalis) are hardy and tasty plants.
    • Cover a berm with low-growing aromatic herbs such as basil, prostrate rosemary, sage, and lemon and lime thyme.
    • And, the culinary herb, sage, that you use in the kitchen is often enough to put a damper on hot flashes.
    • There is nothing better than having fresh herbs on hand for cooking and marjoram, thyme, sage, chives, rosemary, parsley and basil will all thrive on a windowsill.
    • We've got hawthorn, gingko, elder, mullein, lavender, sage, thyme, echinacea, borage, yarrow and plenty of pine trees.
    • You also can plant lavender, oregano, thyme, rosemary and sage.
    • Other culinary herbs, like sage, rosemary and thyme, are native to Mediterranean regions where the air is rather temperate and dry.
    • Good choices to plant now are basil, chives, cilantro, oregano, parsley rosemary, sage, and thyme.
    • I use thyme, sage, rosemary, chives, basil, dill, sorrel, salad burnet, chervil, oregano and mint as well as parsley.
    • Sheri's houseplants go for about $5 each, while her herbs like oregano, sage and thyme are $4.
    • Thyme, sage, rosemary, oregano are all found here.
    • Herb de Provence is a mixture of herbs, often including thyme, rosemary, tarragon, chervil, sage, marjoram, basil and fennel seed.
    • Not only are they aromatic and in season most of the year, but there is nothing better than having fresh thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley, coriander and chives at your fingertips.
    • Plants deer especially dislike include catmint, chives, lavender, sage, spearmint, thyme and yarrow-all useful and easy to grow in this area.
    • In a sunny window, try oregano, rosemary, sage, sweet marjoram, and thyme.
    • Herbs like borage, sage and hyssop are excellent food sources for these beneficial insects, so they could be planted in the flower borders to prevent pests like greenfly from damaging other plants in the border.
    • Thyme, oregano, rosemary, sage, basil and coriander all contain high levels of phyto-chemicals, which can help ward off heart disease and cancers.
    1. 1.1 Used in names of aromatic plants of the mint family that resemble sage, e.g. wood sage.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Wood sage will do well in full sun or light shade.
      • In our southern California garden Mexican sage thrives so well that we bind it with twine so it grows up where the hummingbirds get to it easier.
  • 2Either of two bushy North American plants with silvery-gray leaves.

    an aromatic plant that is burned by some North American Indians for its cleansing properties and as an incense (Artemisia ludoviciana, family Compositae)

    a plant of the goosefoot family (Krascheninnikovia lanata, family Chenopodiaceae)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cleveland and white sage, creosote bush and brittlebush, pine and redwood, for instance, are filled with resins and release their scents on warm afternoons.
    • The talks sitting by the pool, lying on a Mexican blanket in front of the candle altar, burning white sage in an abalone shell for hours all reiterated the feeling that I was home.
    • One of my friends, who was some-part Cherokee, told me the Native Americans use white sage to purify themselves and their homes of any negative spirits.
    • Attract hummingbirds by planting Mexican bush sage, pineapple sage, and beebalm.
    • He rode horseback through rolling hills of silver sage.
    • At some sweat lodges sage and cedar are thought to purify the space, while tobacco leaves bless the earth.
    • For instance, you could always grab some white sage and burn it in each room, paying particular attention to doors, windows and any corners where ‘spirits’ might hang out.
    • Topical oils or hair products containing eucalyptus and sage will help heal a head that's been damaged by overprocessing.
    • And over there is some Creosote Bush, Shadscale, Big Sagebrush, Bladder sage, and Blackbush.
    • The mountain tops are wild, but the valley bottom is filled with cottonwood trees, purple sage and wild geranium, and riverside paths meander away to waterfalls and pools.
    • The tepees, the yoga kiva, the pre-massage ritual of burning sage to ward off evil spirits - are all nods to an ancient way of life.
    • The most common shrubs are creosote bush, ocotillo, and bur sage.
    • This area is lightly vegetated with juniper, pine, sage, and grasses.
    • Vivid pink roses lead the eye through the border, while butterfly bush, Mexican sage, and penstemon add bursts of soft purple blooms here and there.
    • Mexican bush sage grows 3 to 4 feet tall and bears velvety purple flower spikes from early- or midsummer into winter, or until a cold snap shuts them down.
  • 3

    short for sagebrush

Origin

Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’.

sage2

nounseɪdʒsāj
  • A profoundly wise man, especially one who features in ancient history or legend.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The wisdom of great sages of antiquity comes to us mainly through the aural tradition, and so has almost certainly suffered distortion through intermediaries.
    • Actually, mythology was only set up by ancient sages to help explain the very complicated Hindu philosophy in an unphilosophical way.
    • According to ancient legends, 90 million sages lived, worshiped and meditated at this place.
    • The sages who advise the party leader on these matters are turning their attention to his deputy.
    • His insistence on winning through non-violence is no less a feat than the great feats of the sages of ancient India.
    • Sen Tetsu So Dan: the first two characters mean a great thinker, a wise man, a sage in ancient times, while the third means a group, or a collection.
    • Kashmir was a holy land for us, where our yogis and sages prayed and meditated and many of our Hindu people went on pilgrimages.
    • Well, many sages and wise men over the years have recommended the mountain top.
    • It has its source in the experience handed down by the sages of ancient China, followers of Taoism philosophy.
    • Rulers, in his view, should be subject to higher laws, devised by the ancient sages Confucius and Mencius and administered by learned mandarins.
    • Like ancient sages, the pundits pore over the details of Gordon Brown's speech and the related Budget documents as if they were holy texts.
    • Right from ancient times, sages and seers have been preaching that money alone should not be the aim in life, for it could never bring contentment.
    • When calling on the Gurukkal, don't expect to meet a venerable sage with wrinkles to testify the years of experience he had in life.
    • But they forget the kind of tapas, intense spiritual disciplines, which were done by those ancient sages.
    • I want children to grow up under the influence of the wisdom of the ancient sages.
    • Ancient tribal leaders and sages of the day sought to find answers.
    • According to legend, all the sages once gathered in the Himalayas.
    • Just as the ancient sages can't be blamed for the ideology of the Sangh Parivar, the actions of these so-called leaders cannot be traced to the Sikh values.
    • As a young materialist it mattered to me that we too have our ancient texts, our saints and sages, wise men and good news.
    • One of our ancient sages was so blown away by the concept that he declared charity to be equal in importance to all the other commandments combined.
    Synonyms
    wise man, wise woman, learned man, learned woman, man of letters, woman of letters, philosopher, scholar, thinker, savant, solomon, nestor, solon
adjectiveseɪdʒsāj
  • Having, showing, or indicating profound wisdom.

    they nodded in agreement with these sage remarks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Remember the sage advice of Whodini, who, at the height of the crack era put out the ‘prescient’ hit single: The Freaks Come Out at Night.
    • Adams analyzed this behavior with sage remarks regarding trace elements and essential dietary supplements.
    • I believe that, like me, you will gain a deeper appreciation for this illustrious artist after reading Moore's sage views.
    • As with the 2000 election, will you inject your sage Texas wisdom into your 2000 election projections?
    • In this autobiography, Manning portrays himself as a humble but highly intellectual and sage man who is driven by a love of country and his Christian faith.
    • I'll also be constrained by Kieran's sage advice; indeed I didn't feel much like posting after the war began for reasons much like those Kieran adduces.
    • He then continues to give him very sage, wise advice regarding governing wisely.
    • However, once refreshed - perhaps next year - he may be tempted back into the fray as a business angel, venture capitalist, corporate adviser or indeed sage media commentator.
    • Jeeves' grave and sage philosophy towards booze is encapsulated perfectly at the end of another Wodehouse story.
    • So now that my kids are older and the people who feel proprietary over babies have lost their desire to give me sage advice, they have had to come up with new and improved ways of sticking their noses into my ovaries.
    • But for years this sage advice, though accepted almost universally among economists, had essentially no impact on policy.
    • New staff members' burning questions are often perfect opportunities to allow returning staff to dole out sage advice or let their positive camping experiences shine.
    • But vows were meant to be broken, as the sage philosopher Jennifer Lopez has pointed out.
    • I think this image-enhancement business is complete nonsense since not a single viewer remembers what the sage politician has uttered.
    • Jag wanted to snap at her, ask her where the hell she got off sounding so damned wise, but something in her sage words made sense.
    • Liberal Larry is offering sage advice regarding the tragedy in London.
    • Having spent six years teaching in Spain herself, she's an English as a Second Language veteran and seasons her answers to the pensive newbies with colourful stories and sage advice.
    • Quite naturally from his advanced age of 24 he feels he can already look back on his own youth and offer sage advice and profound wisdom to his parents who are still raising his younger teenage brother.
    • Trying to keep the peace is the sage Andy, whose cool intellectualizing goes from being an annoying trait to an obvious shield for his own emotional issues.
    • As an example of that sage philosophy, the site's fantasy sports games and NCAA basketball tournament contests help draw sports fans to the site whether they have cable or not.
    Synonyms
    wise, learned, clever, intelligent, showing great knowledge, with great knowledge, knowledgeable, sensible, intellectual, scholarly, sagacious, erudite

Origin

Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.

 
 
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