- [uncountable]
a plant with flat, light green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb 鼠尾草(可用作调料) duck with sage and onion stuffing 鼠尾草洋葱填鸭
- [countable] (formal)
a very wise person 哲人;智者;圣人 The wise old sage nodded. 睿智的老贤者点点头。
Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’. noun sense 2 Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.