proverb 详细解释

proverb

['prɔvə:b]

n.谚语, 格言, 众所周知的人

n.

1. 谚语, 俗语, 常言[C]

"Haste makes waste" is a proverb.

"欲速则不达"是一句谚语。

2. 众所周知的人(或事)[C]

3. (大写)(《圣经・旧约》中的)《箴言》[the P][J]

词形变化

名词复数:proverbs

词义辨析

同义:

n.俗语; 箴言

maxim  adage  saying  dictum  

同义参见:

saw  truth  motto  

英英释义

名词 proverb:

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

补充

proverbproverb英:[ˈprɔvəb] 美:[ˈprɑvˌɚb]n.1.谚语, 格言“Practice makes perfect.” is a proverb.“熟能生巧”是一句谚语。

例句

1. An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说:“敌人的敌人是朋友。” 2. Antarctica is a proverb for extreme cold.南极地区极其寒冷是众所周知的。 3. biblical proverbs《圣经》中的格言 4. ‘Too many cooks spoil the broth,’ is a proverb.“厨师多,烧坏汤”是句谚语。