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
- You know the proverb.
你知道下面的英文谚语什么意思。 - She says that you used to quote a proverb.
他说你常引用一句谚语。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - In this connection I remember a proverb.
在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。 - This proverb is not always accepted.
这句谚语并不被每个人认可。 - 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。” - 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。 - This is a commonly used proverb in English.
这是一个英语中非常常见的俚语。