proverb

英 [ˈprɒvɜːb]

美 [ˈprɑːvɜːrb]

n.  谚语; 格言

复数：proverbs　

CET6TEM8

BNC.15355 / COCA.12937

牛津词典

noun

• 谚语；格言
  a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says sth that is generally true, for example Waste not, want not .

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谚语；俗语；常言
  Aproverbis a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life.
  1. 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。”

英英释义

noun

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  Synonym:adagesawbyword

双语例句

• It has passed into a proverb.
  那已成了格言。
• She says that you used to quote a proverb.
  他说你常引用一句谚语。
• I'd like to elaborate my understanding of this proverb in two points.
  我想分两点阐述我对这句谚语的认识。
• What is the sense of this proverb?
  经他一解说，这个运动的意义就更清楚了。
• It's very difficult to render this proverb into English.
  这句谚语很难译成英文。
• A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.
  谚语是一种简短、众所周知的说法，用来表达一个普遍的真理或信条。
• This proverb appears in records of the historian.
  这条成语见于《史记》。
• Since then, it has become a proverb in the English Language.
  自此，这句话就成了一句谚语。
• Do you know the proverb about money?
  你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗？
• He cited a Chinese proverb to the effect that you should never wish ill on your neighbour.
  他引用了一个中国谚语，大意是不应对邻居心存恶念之类的。