byword
英 [ˈbaɪwɜːd]
美 [ˈbaɪwɜːrd]
n. (某种品质或特征的)代表人，代表事物，典范; 谚语; 俗语
复数：bywords
BNC.32711 / COCA.33651
牛津词典
noun
- （某种品质或特征的）代表人，代表事物，典范
a person or thing that is a well-known or typical example of a particular quality- The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
- The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
- 谚语；俗语
a word or phrase that is well known or often used
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT （某一特征的）代名词，代表人物，典型事物
Someone or something that is abyword fora particular quality is well known for having that quality.- ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区 - ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
- ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
- N-COUNT 口头禅；俗语
Abywordis a word or phrase which people often use.- Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
忠诚和支持成了那个时代人们时常挂在嘴边的词儿。
- Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
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
- And yet, they became so notorious for their moral rectitude that the word puritan has become a byword.
然而，他们却以他们在道德上的正直而恶名昭彰，以至于“清教徒”在当时是个有贬义的绰号。 - His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him.
由于他的懦弱，他在认识他的人中已被当作笑料。 - And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.
现在这些人以我为歌曲，以我为笑谈。 - That company is a byword for inefficiency.
这个公司是效率低的代名词。 - The authorities have tackled some of the more glaring problems that have long made Chinese banks a byword for profligacy.
一些比较突出的问题曾使中国银行业长期成为“浪费”的代名词。 - Her name has become a byword for integrity.
她的名字已成为正直的代号。 - His name has becomea byword for cruelty.
他的名字成了残酷无情的别称。 - In the manner of something that has become a byword.
以某事务已经成为谚语或格言的方式。 - For all who knew him," ask herman "became a byword.
凡是认识他的人都把“问赫尔曼”当作一句口头禅。 - Enron was turned into books, films, a play and a byword for fiduciary failings and fraud.
安然事件被编成书，拍成电影，编成话剧并成为受托过失与欺诈的代名词。