单词：proverbial
音标：[prә'vә:biәl] ；
柯林斯词典等级：1 级；
a. 谚语的, 谚语式的, 闻名的
a. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
s. widely known and spoken of
s. widely known and spoken of
词型变化：名词复数形式 : proverbials
词性分布：
proverbial的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- Wanamaker's wasted half is not entirely proverbial.沃纳梅克的“一半浪费论”并不完全只是一个谚语。
- He seems to have 9 lives, like the proverbial cat.他就像格言中所说的猫一样，似乎有九条命。
- He is the proverbial square peg in a round hole.他正是谚语中所说的那种方枘圆凿不得其所的人。
- Their hospitality is proverbial.他们的热情好客人人皆知。
- His generosity is proverbial in the neighbourhood.他的慷慨在这一带是众所周知的。
经典引文
Proverbs bee popular principles, yet is not all true that is proverbiall.
出自：Sir T. BrowneIt is almost proverbial that every historian is something of a biographer.
出自：P. Gay
【近义词】
- well-known出名的
- familiar熟悉的
- axiomatic公理的
- legendary传说的
- famous著名的
- famed著名的
- reputed据说是…的
- notorious臭名昭著的
- archetypal原型的
- typical特有的
- regular有规律的；定期的...
- common常见的
- usual通常的
- traditional传统的
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