sage

• n. 聖人；賢人；哲人
• adj. 明智的；賢明的；審慎的
• n. (Sage)人名；(日)三下(姓)；(英)塞奇；(意)薩傑；(德)紮格；(法)薩熱

來自古法語 sage,智慧的，博學的，來自 Gallo-Roman*sabius,來自拉丁語 sapere,品嚐，品味， 鑒別，來自 PIE*sap,品嚐，詞源同 sap,savant,savor.引申諸相關詞義。

來自古法語 sauge, 鼠尾草， 來自拉丁語 salvus, 健康的， 來自 PIE*sol, 完整的， 詞源同 salute,salvation,save.因這種植物的藥用價值而得名。

sage

sage: see safe

sage (n.1)

kind of herb (Salvia officinalis), early 14c., from Old French sauge (13c.), from Latin salvia, from salvus "healthy" (see safe (adj.)). So called for its healing or preserving qualities (it was used to keep teeth clean and relieve sore gums, and boiled in water to make a drink to alleviate arthritis). In English folklore, sage, like parsley, is said to grow best where the wife is dominant. In late Old English as salvie, directly from Latin. Compare German Salbei, also from Latin.

sage (adj.)

"wise," c. 1300 (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French sage "wise, knowledgeable, learned; shrewd, skillful" (11c.), from Gallo-Roman *sabius, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere "have a taste, have good taste, be wise," from PIE root *sap- "to taste" (see sap (n.1)). Meaning "characterized by wisdom" is from 1530s. Related: Sageness.

sage (n.2)

"man of profound wisdom," mid-14c., from sage (adj.). Originally applied to the Seven Sages -- Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.

1. Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage.

把平底鍋裏的水燒開，然後加入鼠尾草。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.

我很感激那位老人賢明的忠告.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.

這位哲人是百代之師.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Not everybody is a sage. Who can be entirely free from error?

人非聖賢, 孰能無過?

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. Sage and mint are herbs.

鼠尾草、薄荷均為藥草.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》