adages
n. 諺語,格言( adage的名詞複數 )
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'.
那句古老的諺語,“每個嬰兒生來就帶著愛”
Some adages are gems . Others are fool's gold.
一些諺語是珍寶. 其它的是廢話.
The vocabulary of folklore and the folk adages have intersections. We can't disjoin them completely.
因此民俗語彙的品類中有俗語成分,民俗語彙與俗語有交叉, 二者不是截然分開的.