mass noun
1
- an aromatic plant with greyish-green leaves that are used as a culinary herb, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean鼠尾草属植物; 撒尔维亚。
1.1
- Salvia officinalis, family Labiatae.拉丁名Salvia officinalis,唇形科。
1.2
- used in names of similar aromatic plants of the mint family, e.g. wood sage［用于类似鼠尾草的植物名中, 如wood sage］。
2
- （亦作white sage）either of two bushy North American plants with silvery-grey leaves白鼠尾草：
2.1
- an aromatic plant which was formerly burnt by the Cheyenne for its cleansing properties and as an incense (Artemisia ludoviciana, family Compositae).路易斯安那蒿（拉丁名Artemisia ludoviciana,菊科）。
2.2
- a plant of the goosefoot family (Krascheninnikovia lanata, family Chenopodiaceae).蓬松驼绒藜（拉丁名Krascheninnikovia lanata,藜科）。
词源
Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia 'healing plant', from salvus 'safe'.
- a profoundly wise man, especially one who features in ancient history or legend（尤指古代历史或传说中的）圣人, 圣贤。
- having, showing, or indicating profound wisdom贤明的; 睿智的：
they nodded in agreement with these sage remarks.
他们点头同意那些明智的话语。
派生词
sagely
adverbsageness
noun词源
Middle English (as an adjective)： from Old French, from Latin sapere 'be wise'.