proverbial
英 [prəˈvɜ:biəl] 美 [prəˈvɜrbiəl]

adj.

谚语的；众所周知的，出名的；已成话柄的；

英英释义

proverbial[ prəu'və:bjəl ]

• adj.
  • of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb

    "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial grasshopper"

  • widely known and spoken of

    "her proverbial lateness"; "the proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy blonde"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. Their hospitality is proverbial.
   他们的热情好客人人皆知。
5. His generosity is proverbial in the neighbourhood.
   他的慷慨在这一带是众所周知的。

权威例句

Proverbial Understanding in a Pictorial Context
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Proverb in Mind: The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom (Book Review)
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A proverb in mind: The cognitive science of proverbial wit and wisdom : Richard Honeck , Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1997, 308 pp
Power and Performance: Ethnographic Explorations through Proverbial Wisdom and Theater in Shaba, Zaire. Johannes Fabian
Ecosystem Health and Sentinel Species: Adding an Ecological Element to the Proverbial “Canary in the Mineshaft”