as the old proverb goes
用于引出谚语,常放在句首。
As the old proverb goes, 'A stitch in time saves nine.'
正如那句老谚语所说:‘及时一针省九针。’
表达普遍智慧的常用语句。;一种凝练且令人难忘的说法,蕴含被多数人视为真理的重要经验事实。;格言;箴言
A short, well-known saying that expresses common wisdom or an important truth.
表达普遍智慧的常用语句。
A commonly used sentence expressing popular wisdom.
一种凝练且令人难忘的说法,蕴含被多数人视为真理的重要经验事实。
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
The teacher explained the meaning of the old proverb.
老师解释了这条古老谚语的含义。
用法提示:谚语作为可数名词,在句中作宾语,指代一条具体的格言。
Many cultures have a similar proverb about diligence.
许多文化中都有关于勤奋的类似谚语。
用法提示:谚语作宾语,表示一种普遍存在的简短格言。
Old proverbs often contain timeless wisdom.
古老的谚语常常包含永恒的智慧。
用法提示:proverbs为复数形式,作主语,泛指一类格言。
用于引出谚语,常放在句首。
As the old proverb goes, 'A stitch in time saves nine.'
正如那句老谚语所说:‘及时一针省九针。’
表示关于某个主题的谚语。
There is an old proverb about patience.
有一个关于耐心的古老谚语。
用于解释谚语的含义。
'Honesty is the best policy' is a proverb that emphasizes truthfulness.
“诚实为上策”是一句强调诚实的谚语。
saying 含义最广,可指任何谚语、格言或常言,但不一定蕴含深刻的智慧。
adage 强调经过时间验证的传统智慧,语气较严肃。
maxim 侧重行为准则或道德规则,比 proverb 更正式。
aphorism 常指机智或讽刺性的精辟语句,文学性较强。
dictum 强调权威来源(如专家或名著),语气较权威。
grammar · medium
易错句子He quoted proverb.
正确表达He quoted a proverb.
“proverb”是可数名词,用作单数时必须加冠词,中文学习者常因母语无冠词而遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子That's a proverb saying.
正确表达That's a proverbial saying.
“proverb”是名词,不能直接修饰另一名词;应用形容词“proverbial”表示“谚语式的”。
谚语是经验教训的总结,习语是固定比喻表达,其字面意思与实际含义不同。
谚语是民间流传的经验之谈,格言是个人或权威提出的行为准则,更具说教性。
古老的谚语
An old proverb says that you reap what you sow.
有一句古老的谚语说,种瓜得瓜,种豆得豆。
正如谚语所说
As the proverb goes, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
正如谚语所说:“千里之行,始于足下。”
中国谚语
There is a Chinese proverb: “The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago.”
有一句中国谚语:“种一棵树最好的时间是二十年前。”
谚语说
The proverb says, “Don't count your chickens before they hatch.”
谚语说:“不要过早打如意算盘。”
著名谚语
A famous proverb reminds us that honesty is the best policy.
一句著名谚语提醒我们,诚实为上策。
pro-(向前/事先)+ -verb-(词,源自拉丁语 verbum)→ 流传的话语;同前缀词:progress, promote;同根词:verb, verbal, verbose
谚语通常传达人们普遍认同的生活智慧。
谚语往往代代相传,反映文化传统。
谚语属于民间口头文化的一部分,常在民俗中流传。
许多谚语借助形象化的隐喻来表达道理。
谚语与习语都是固定表达,但谚语更强调所承载的经验教训。
谚语是基于长期经验的短句。
Cervantes wrote this in Don Quixote, explaining that a proverb condenses the wisdom of experience into a concise saying.
塞万提斯在《堂吉诃德》中写下这句话,说明谚语把经验智慧凝练成简短的表达。
谚语是一个人的机智,许多人的智慧。
This saying, often attributed to Lord John Russell, appears in many discussions about the collective wisdom of proverbs.
这句话常被归于约翰·罗素勋爵,在许多关于谚语的集体智慧的讨论中出现。
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