sage

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj. 感叹词 intj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A very wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
    — ’Tis certain, that, while we aſpire to the magnanimous Firmneſs of the philoſophic Sage, and endeavour to confine our Pleaſures altogether within our own Minds, we may, at laſt, render our Philoſophy, like that of Epictetus and other Stoics, only a more refin’d Syſtem of Selfiſhneſs, and reaſon ourſelves out of all Virtue, as well as ſocial Enjoyment.
  2. The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes. uncountable,usually
  3. Any plant in the genus Salvia. uncountable,usually
  4. Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic. uncountable,usually
动词 v.
  1. The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply. Internet
    — Reminder to sage and report.
形容词 adj.
  1. Wise.
    — Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]
  2. Grave; serious; solemn. obsolete
感叹词 intj.
  1. Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software. Internet
    — sage in all fields

词形变化

sager comparative sagest superlative sages plural sages plural sages present,singular,third-person saging participle,present saged participle,past saged past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”).
The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
词源 2
From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe. Doublet of salvia.
词源 3
Borrowed from Japanese sage (sage), from 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
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