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

• This proverb tells us that a long period of testing is needed to understand one's nature and capabilities.
  这条谚语告诉我们：要想了解一个人思想、品质的好坏，能力的大小，只有通过长时间的考验。
• It has passed into a proverb.
  那已成了格言。
• This is a commonly used proverb in English.
  这是一个英语中非常常见的俚语。
• 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。
• Nature, Time and Patience are the three great physicians.-Bulgarian Proverb.
  自然，时间和耐心是三个伟大的医师。&保加利亚谚语。
• She says that you used to quote a proverb.
  他说你常引用一句谚语。
• 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。
• 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。
• In this connection I remember a proverb.
  在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。