proverb
n. 谚语，格言；众所周知的人或事
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
变形
复数：proverbs
双语释义
n.(名词)[C]谚语,格言 a short well-known, supposedly wise, saying usually in simple language
英英释义
proverb[ 'prɔvə:b ]
n.a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
同义词：adagesawbyword
词汇搭配
用作名词 (n.)
形容词+～
bold proverb荒唐无礼的俗语
enigmatical proverb令人费解的谚语
homely proverb朴实的谚语
vulgar proverb粗俗的谚语
词组短语
as the proverb goes有句谚语说道；俗话说
双语例句
用作名词(n.)
He likes to quote proverbs in his compositions.
他喜欢在作文中引用谚语。
In this connection I remember a proverb.
在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。
The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant.
这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。
Who goes slowly, goes long, and goes far, says the Italian proverb.
意大利的格言说：谁走得慢，走得久，才能走得远。
The businessman is a proverb for meanness.
那个商人因行为卑鄙而恶名远扬。
She is a proverb for inaccuracy.
她做事马虎是出了名的。
权威例句
Proverb interpretation changes in aging.Proverb: The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist
What proverb understanding reveals about how people think.
Proverb comprehension in youth: the role of concreteness and familiarity
The Proverb: A Preserver of Shona Traditional Religion and Ethical Code
Proverb in Mind: The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom (Book Review)
Proverb Comprehension in Context: A Developmental Study with Children and Adolescents.
Proverb comprehension reconsidered--'theory of mind' and the pragmatic use of language in schizophrenia
A proverb in mind: The cognitive science of proverbial wit and wisdom : Richard Honeck , Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1997, 308 pp
Cognitive, neurophysiological, and functional correlates of proverb interpretation abnormalities in schizophrenia.
proverb
proverb: [14] Latin prōverbium meant literally ‘set of words put forth’ – that is, ‘commonly uttered’. It was a compound formed from the prefix prō- ‘forth’ and verbum ‘word’ (source of English verb, verbal, etc). English acquired it via Old French proverbe.=> adverb, verb, verbal, word
proverb (n.)
c. 1300, in boke of Prouerbyys, the Old Testament work, from Old French proverbe (12c.) and directly from Latin proverbium "a common saying, old adage, maxim," literally "words put forward," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + verbum "word" (see verb). Used generally from late 14c. The Book of Proverbs in Old English was cwidboc, from cwide "speech, saying, proverb, homily," related to cwiddian "to talk, speak, say, discuss;" cwiddung "speech, saying, report."
1. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst. (proverb)
往最好处着想，作最坏的打算（谚）。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
2. The second half of that proverb will hold no longer.
这句谚语的后半句不再有用了。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
3. He is fickle to a proverb.
他的任性是人所共知的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
4. He is punctual to a proverb.
他严守时间是人所共知的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
5. His punctuality is a proverb.
他严守时间是有名的。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
6. A proverb is the wisdom of men and the wit of one.
谚语是众人的智慧，也体现个人的机智。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
7. Have you ever heard that useful proverb? The pot and the kettle?
你听说过这句俗话没有，半斤对八两。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
8. "The early bird catches the worm" is an English proverb.
“早到的鸟吃到食”（捷足先登）是一句英国谚语。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
9. "Haste makes waste" is a proverb.
"欲速则不达"是一句谚语。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
10. A proverb distils the wisdom of ages.
谚语是许多世纪智慧的精华。
-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句
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