saying

英 ['se???] 美['se??]

CET4TEM4低頻詞基本詞匯

復(fù)數(shù):?sayings;

saying (n.): "utterance, recitation, action of the verb 'say,' " c. 1300, verbal noun from say (v.); meaning "something that has been said" (usually by someone thought important) is from c. 1300; sense of "a proverb" is first attested mid-15c.
?a va sans dire, a familiar French locution, whose English equivalent might be "that is a matter of course," or "that may be taken for granted." But recently it has become the tendency to translate it literally, "that goes without saying," and these words, though originally uncouth and almost unmeaning to the unpractised ear, are gradually acquiring the exact meaning of the French. [Walsh, 1892]

1. Lucy had strung a banner across the wall saying "Welcome Home Daddy".: 露西在墻上掛了一條橫幅，上面寫(xiě)著“歡迎爸爸回家”。

2. He hit back angrily, saying such remarks were childishly simplistic.: 他憤怒地反擊，說(shuō)這些話太過(guò)幼稚。

3. I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying.: 我聽(tīng)到有聲音，卻聽(tīng)不清他們?cè)谡f(shuō)些什么。

4. He fled on Friday, saying he feared for his life.: 他星期五逃走了，說(shuō)是擔(dān)心自己有生命危險(xiǎn)。

5. He was sitting there saying, "Yes, the figures make sense.": 他坐在那兒說(shuō)：“是的，這些數(shù)字可以理解?！?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句