proverbial
英 [prə'vɜːbɪəl]
美 [prə'vɝbɪəl]
proverbial 中文词源
proverbial 谚语的,众所周知的来自proverb,谚语。比喻用法。
proverbial 英文词源
- proverbial (adj.)
- early 15c. (implied in proverbially.), from Late Latin proverbialis "pertaining to a proverb," from proverbium (see proverb).
proverbial 双语例句
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》