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says

UK //sez//US //sez//

词源

源自中古英语 'seien',古英语 'secgan',意为 '说' 或 '讲述'。

verb

❶ say的第三人称单数形式,表示某人陈述、表达或宣称某事。用于描述他人说话的内容或观点。

“She says she will come to the party tonight.”

(她说今晚会来参加派对。)

“The teacher says we need to finish the homework by Friday.”

(老师说我们需要在周五前完成作业。)

同义词:states, declares, mentions

常见短语

as the saying goes — 用于引用谚语或俗语,表示接下来要说的是一句广为人知的话。

“As the saying goes, 'Actions speak louder than words.'”

(正如俗话所说,'行动胜于雄辩。')