n. 1.谚语,古语;俗话;箴言。 2.话柄,笑柄。 3.人人知道的事情;有名的事情。 4.俚谚剧。 5.〔pl.〕 俚谚游戏。
短语和例子
His punctuality is a proverb.=He is a proverb for punctuality. 他严守时间是有名的。 The (Book of) P-s (基督教《旧约全书》)《箴言》。 as the proverb goes [runs] 俗话说。 pass into a proverb 1. 成为谚语。 2. 成话柄。 to a proverb 弄到出名 (He is punctual to a proverb. 他严守时间是人所共知的)。
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people 同义词:adage, saw, byword,
百科解释
A proverb (from ) is a simple and concrete saying popularly known and repeated, which expresses a truth, based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. They are often metaphorical.
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其他语种释义
proverbとは意味:proverb n. 諺, 金言. 【動詞+】 ◆I adopted an old Bohemian proverb: “Don't worry, just wonder." 古いボヘミアの諺?くよくよせずにただ驚きなさい?を取り入れることにした ◆The Papuans have a proverb which says in effect “…." パプア人の間には?…?という意味の諺がある ...