sage是什么意思

sage

英 [se?d?] 美 [sed?]

sage 明智的，賢明的，圣人，哲人

來自古法語 sage,智慧的，博學的，來自 Gallo-Roman*sabius,來自拉丁語 sapere,品嘗，品味，鑒別，來自 PIE*sap,品嘗，詞源同 sap,savant,savor.引申諸相關詞義。

sage 鼠尾草

來自古法語 sauge, 鼠尾草，來自拉丁語 salvus, 健康的，來自 PIE*sol, 完整的，詞源同 salute,salvation,save.因這種植物的藥用價值而得名。

sage: sage: see safe
sage (n.1): kind of herb (Salvia officinalis), early 14c., from Old French sauge (13c.), from Latin salvia, from salvus "healthy" (see safe (adj.)). So called for its healing or preserving qualities (it was used to keep teeth clean and relieve sore gums, and boiled in water to make a drink to alleviate arthritis). In English folklore, sage, like parsley, is said to grow best where the wife is dominant. In late Old English as salvie, directly from Latin. Compare German Salbei, also from Latin.
sage (adj.): "wise," c. 1300 (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French sage "wise, knowledgeable, learned; shrewd, skillful" (11c.), from Gallo-Roman *sabius, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere "have a taste, have good taste, be wise," from PIE root *sap- "to taste" (see sap (n.1)). Meaning "characterized by wisdom" is from 1530s. Related: Sageness.
sage (n.2): "man of profound wisdom," mid-14c., from sage (adj.). Originally applied to the Seven Sages -- Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.

4. Not everybody is a sage. Who can be entirely free from error?: 人非圣賢, 孰能無過?