Word · Frequency #32711
byword
谚语;格言;常言
核心释义
A proverb or common saying; a frequently used expression.
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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.
- 2.
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
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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.
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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.
- 5.
臭名昭著或轻蔑、嘲笑的对象。
An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.
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绰号或称号。
A nickname or epithet.
典型;范例;代名词;笑柄;话柄;众矢之的;标志性用语;口头禅;绰号;别称;谚语或谚语式表达,常用说法;频繁使用的词语或短语。
用法In use
The expression 'haste makes waste' has become a common byword for the perils of rushing.
用法提示:作为名词,byword 在此指广为流传的谚语。
In many cultures, cleanliness is a byword for godliness and moral purity.
用法提示:byword 表示代名词或谚语,此处比喻公认的说法。
The old byword 'a stitch in time saves nine' encourages timely action to prevent bigger problems.
用法提示:byword 指代传统的谚语或俗话。
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。
as the byword goes
用于引用谚语。
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