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
- It has passed into a proverb.
那已成了格言。 - Since then, it has become a proverb in the English Language.
自此，这句话就成了一句谚语。 - 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。 - She says that you used to quote a proverb.
他说你常引用一句谚语。 - This is a commonly used proverb in English.
这是一个英语中非常常见的俚语。 - Your proverb is apt, dear Edward.
你那句谚语说得恰如其分，亲爱的爱德华。 - Westerners love a good Chinese proverb.
好的中国谚语总是很让西方人喜爱。 - In this connection I remember a proverb.
在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。 - 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。 - 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。