单词乎

byword

音标['baiwә:d]

汉语翻译

n. 谚语, 俗话, 笑柄

英语解释

名词 byword:

  1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    同义词:proverb, adage, saw

例句

  1. The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
    那个战士的名字原是勇敢的代名词。
  2. His name has becomea byword for cruelty.
    他的名字成了残酷无情的别称。
  3. The firm is a byword for excellence.
    这家商号是优质的保证。

详细解释


byword 也作 by-word

n.(名词)


A proverbial expression; a proverb.
俗谚:类似于谚语的表达方式;谚语
An often-used word or phrase.
俗语:常用的单词或短语
One that represents a type, class, or quality:
有代表性的人:代表了一种类型、一类或一种品质的人:
例句:
.Polyester got its déclassé reputation in the 970s after cheap, poorly made double-knit leisure suits became a byword for bad taste.(Fortune)
.20世纪70年代,在经过粗制滥造的双面针织休闲服后,涤纶地位下降,变成低品味的代名词.(财富)

An object of notoriety or interest:
名声不好者:臭名昭著的事物:
例句:
The eccentric poet was a byword in literary circles.
这个古怪的诗人在文学圈内臭名昭著

An epithet.
外号,绰号

来源:
Middle English byworde
中古英语 byworde
from Old English boword
源自 古英语 boword
translation of Latin prôverbium
拉丁语 prôverbium的翻译


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