proverbial

proverbial读音音标

英 [prəˈvɜ:biəl]

美 [prəˈvɜrbiəl]

proverbial意思解释

adj.

谚语的；

众所周知的，出名的；

已成话柄的；

英英释义

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.)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。