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be a byword for sth
常用于描述负面典型。
His name is a byword for dishonesty in the industry.
他的名字在这个行业里是不诚实的代名词。
谚语；格言；常言
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谚语；格言；常言
A proverb or common saying; a frequently used expression.
His name is a byword for dishonesty in the industry.
他的名字在这个行业里是不诚实的代名词。
谚语或谚语式表达,常用说法；频繁使用的词语或短语。
A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
凝练而令人难忘的格言,体现多数人信奉的重要经验
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
具有特征的单词或表达；与某人或某群体相关的词语或短语。
A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
作为某事物的典型(即转喻性地)的人或物,因具有该事物的一些特征。
Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
The expression 'haste makes waste' has become a common byword for the perils of rushing.
短语‘欲速则不达’已成为描述仓促风险的一句常见谚语。
In many cultures, cleanliness is a byword for godliness and moral purity.
在许多文化中，清洁是虔诚和道德纯洁的代名词。
The old byword 'a stitch in time saves nine' encourages timely action to prevent bigger problems.
老谚语‘小洞不补，大洞吃苦’鼓励及时行动以防更大问题。
常用于描述负面典型。
His name is a byword for dishonesty in the industry.
他的名字在这个行业里是不诚实的代名词。
用于引用谚语。
As the old byword goes, 'A stitch in time saves nine.'
俗话说，‘一针及时省九针。’
常与for连用，表示成为某种负面特性的代表。
The company became a byword for poor customer service.
这家公司成了糟糕客户服务的代名词。
Not this
He is a byword of success.
Use this
He is a byword for success.
byword 后接介词 for 表示'是...的典型'，而非 of。中文'的代名词'中的'的'会导致学习者误用 of。
Not this
The company's byword prohibits smoking.
Use this
The company's bylaw prohibits smoking.
bylaw（规章制度）与 byword 发音相近但意义不同，学习者常混淆。表示'规定'应用 bylaw。
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