proverbial是什么意思
- 英式英标[prə\'vɝbɪəl]
- 美式音标[prə\'vɜːbɪəl]
中文词源
proverbial 谚语的，众所周知的
来自proverb,谚语。比喻用法。
英文词源
- proverbial (adj.)
- early 15c. (implied in proverbially.), from Late Latin proverbialis "pertaining to a proverb," from proverbium (see proverb).
实用例句
- 1. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
- 我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.
- 他对法语的精通是众所周知的。来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He had the proverbial solidity of the English.
- 他身上有着典型的英格兰人的端正品行。来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Let's not count our proverbial chickens.
- 我们还是不要过分乐观。来自《权威词典》
- 5. The idea has acquired a proverbial currency.
- 这一思想已像格言一样广为流传.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
