adages
n. 谚语,格言( adage的名词复数 )
An adage is something which people often say and which expresses a general truth about some aspect of life.
...the old adage, 'Every baby brings its own love'.
那句古老的谚语,“每个婴儿生来就带着爱”
Some adages are gems . Others are fool's gold.
一些谚语是珍宝. 其它的是废话.
The vocabulary of folklore and the folk adages have intersections. We can't disjoin them completely.
因此民俗语汇的品类中有俗语成分,民俗语汇与俗语有交叉, 二者不是截然分开的.