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

• You know the proverb.
  你知道下面的英文谚语什么意思。
• This is a commonly used proverb in English.
  这是一个英语中非常常见的俚语。
• 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。
• Can you tell me why this proverb comes?
  能告诉我为什么会有这种说法吗？
• It's very difficult to render this proverb into English.
  这句谚语很难译成英文。
• There is a proverb that if a peasant woman has no troubles she will buy a pig.
  有这么一个谚语：如果一个农妇没有任何烦恼会买一头小猪。
• This proverb tells us that a long period of testing is needed to understand one's nature and capabilities.
  这条谚语告诉我们：要想了解一个人思想、品质的好坏，能力的大小，只有通过长时间的考验。
• What is the sense of this proverb?
  经他一解说，这个运动的意义就更清楚了。
• 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？