proverb
proverb
英[ˈprɒvɜːb]美[ˈprɑːvɜːrb]
n.谚语，格言，话柄，笑柄，人人知道的事情，有名的事情，俚谚剧，俚谚游戏；
复数：proverbs;
例句
“Practice makes perfect.” is a proverb.“熟能生巧”是一句谚语。
A proverb distils the wisdom of ages.谚语是许多世纪智慧的精华.
This is a proverb and you ought to stick it down and learn it by heart.这是条谚语,你得把它抄下来记熟.
His ignorance is a proverb.他的无知已成笑柄.
" Practice makes perfect. " is a proverb.“ 熟能生巧 ” 是一句谚语.
The argot and proverb created by them enrich Chinese language.他们创造的隐语、歇后语、谚语等丰富了中国的语言.
An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说，“敌人的敌人是朋友。”
英语六级真题
For example, Americans today do not pay much attention to the proverb "Haste makes waste", because patience is not important to them.
出自-2011年12月听力原文Benjamin Franklin, a famous American diplomat, writer and scientist, died in 1790, but his proverb "Time is money" is taken more seriously by Americans of today than ever before
出自-2011年12月听力原文Many proverbs remind people of the values that are important in the culture.
出自-2011年12月听力原文A study of proverbs from around the world shows that some values are shared by many cultures
出自-2011年12月听力原文Why are proverbs so important?
出自-2011年12月听力原文According to the speaker what happens to some proverbs with the passage of time
出自-2011年12月听力原文What do we learn from the study of proverbs from around the world?
出自-2011年12月听力原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
N-COUNT
谚语；俗语；常言
A proverb is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life.
例句
An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说，“敌人的敌人是朋友。”英汉词典释义
n.
谚语, 格言
“Practice makes perfect.” is a proverb.“熟能生巧”是一句谚语。英英词典释义
Noun
1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
