sage

noun

/seɪdʒ/

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[uncountable] a plant with flat, light green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb
- duck with sage and onion stuffing
Topics Foodc2
[countable] (formal) a very wise person
- The wise old sage nodded.

Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’. noun sense 2 Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.

sage

adjective

/seɪdʒ/

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wise, especially because you have a lot of experience
- sage remarks
Word Originadjective Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.

单词	sage
释义	sage noun /seɪdʒ/ /seɪdʒ/ jump to other results enlarge image [uncountable] a plant with flat, light green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb duck with sage and onion stuffing Topics Foodc2 [countable] (formal) a very wise person The wise old sage nodded. Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’. noun sense 2 Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’. sage adjective /seɪdʒ/ /seɪdʒ/ (literary) jump to other results wise, especially because you have a lot of experience sage remarks Word Originadjective Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.
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