proverb
英 [ˈprɒvɜːb]
美 [ˈprɑːvɜːrb]
n. 谚语; 格言
复数：proverbs
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.- 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。”
- An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.
英英释义
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
双语例句
- Can you explain the proverb "strike while the iron is hot"?
你能解释一下谚语“趁热打铁”吗？ - In this connection I remember a proverb.
在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。 - 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。 - Since then, it has become a proverb in the English Language.
自此，这句话就成了一句谚语。 - Another favorite proverb among our listeners is Practice makes perfect.
另一个在我们的听众中喜爱的谚语是熟能生巧。 - This proverb means that what is said cannot be unsaid.
这条谚语告诉我们：话已经说出了口，就无法再收回。 - Finally, I always liked this proverb: You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
最后，我常常喜欢用这个谚语：用蜂蜜比用醋可以捉到更多苍蝇。 - This proverb means that when one thing goes wrong, many other things go wrong as well.
这条谚语的意思是如果一件事出了差错接连着很多其他事也都出了差错。 - Nature, Time and Patience are the three great physicians.-Bulgarian Proverb.
自然，时间和耐心是三个伟大的医师。&保加利亚谚语。 - This proverb appears in records of the historian.
这条成语见于《史记》。