proverbial 详细解释

proverbial

[prə'və:biəl]

adj.谚语的, 如同谚语的, 众所周知的

a.

1. 谚语的; 似谚语的[B]

2. 用谚语表达的

3. 出名的, 众所周知的

Their generosity is proverbial.

他们的慷慨大度是众所周知的。

词形变化

副词: proverbially |

英英释义

形容词 proverbial:

of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb

widely known and spoken of

补充

proverbialproverbial英:[prəˈvə:biəl] 美:[prəˈvɚbiəl]adj.1.出名的, 众所周知的2.谚语的, 谚语所表达的

例句

1. The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.那辆豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去, 那真是卷起一路风尘。 2. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.我的观众当然不是大街上平平常常的普通人。 3. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.他对法语的精通是众所周知的。 4. proverbial expressions such as 'a picture is worth a thousand words'谚语似的表达如“一图胜千言” 5. I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.我将像谚语中所说的伤痛拇指那样与众不同。 6. one word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan.一字不当，臭名远扬(proverbial代替shit)。 7. the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial.威尔士人，好客出了名。 8. Let's not count our proverbial chickens.我们别数谚语里所讲的鸡吧。 9. proverbial wisdom谚语智慧 10. a proverbial expression/phrase谚语 11. the proverbial beginner's luck人们常说的新手的好运 12. His generosity is proverbial.他的大方是众所周知的。

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