"old saw" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 老掉牙的格言
• 老话

Definition

“Old saw” 指的是传统的格言或俗语，尤其是众所周知或常被重复的那种。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或书面语，有时带有“陈词滥调”之意。与 proverb 或 saying 类似。在日常口语中不常用。

Examples

My grandmother loves to repeat that old saw about early birds catching the worm.

我奶奶很喜欢重复那个“早起的鸟儿有虫吃”的**老掉牙的格言**。

There's an old saw that says, 'A stitch in time saves nine.'

有句**老掉牙的格言**说：“及时缝一针省九针。”

That old saw doesn't always apply to modern life.

那个**老掉牙的格言**未必适用于现代生活。

You know the old saw: 'When it rains, it pours.'

你知道那个**老话**：“祸不单行。”

He brushed off her advice, calling it just another old saw.

他无视了她的建议，说那只是另一条**老掉牙的格言**。

People still cling to that old saw, even though things have changed so much.

即便时代已经大变，人们依然坚持那个**老掉牙的格言**。