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

• It has passed into a proverb.
  那已成了格言。
• Do you agree with the proverb that children should be seen and not heard?
  孩子们看见了这些谚语，但是不会听，你同意这样的观点吗？
• What is the sense of this proverb?
  经他一解说，这个运动的意义就更清楚了。
• 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。
• The second half of that proverb will hold no longer.
  这句谚语的后半句不再有用了。
• This proverb is not always accepted.
  这句谚语并不被每个人认可。
• A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.
  谚语是一种简短、众所周知的说法，用来表达一个普遍的真理或信条。
• I was reminded of an old Chinese proverb I had read.
  我想起中国古代的一句谚语。
• This proverb appears in records of the historian.
  这条成语见于《史记》。
• Since then, it has become a proverb in the English Language.
  自此，这句话就成了一句谚语。