sageとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

形容詞

sage (comparative sager, superlative sagest)

1. wise.
   • c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene iv]:

     All you sage counsellors, hence!

   • 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […] , London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , OCLC 946735472:

     commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat

2. (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
   • 1646 (indicated as 1645)​, John Milton, “Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], OCLC 606951673:

     [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.

同意語

• (wise): See Thesaurus:wise
• (grave): See Thesaurus:serious

名詞

sage (複数形 sages)

1. A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
   • 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press (1973), 34:

     We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage.

同意語

• (wise person): See Thesaurus:sage

派生語

関連する語

参考

• rishi
• maharishi

語源 2

Sage leaves

From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe.

名詞

sage (uncountable)

1. The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
2. Any plant in the genus Salvia
3. Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.

派生語

参考

• salvia

Further reading

• Salvia officinalis on Wikipedia.
• Salvia officinalis on Wikispecies.

語源 3

Borrowed from Japanese sage, from Japanese 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.

発音

• Etymologically /sɑɡɛ/, but often /seɪdʒ/ due to its English homograph.

間投詞

sage

1. (Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

   sage in all fields

関連する語

• age

動詞

sage (三人称単数 現在形 sages, 現在分詞 saging, 過去形および過去分詞形 saged)

1. (Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.

   Reminder to sage and report.

派生語

• polite sage

使用する際の注意点

• This word is specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems another's (often OP's) own post to be of little value.

アナグラム

• Sega, ages, geas, sega