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proverb n.谚语；格言；众所周知的人 (1) 他喜欢在作文中引用谚语。(2) 在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。(3) 这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。(4) 意大利的格言说：谁走得慢，走得久，才能走得远。(5) 那个商人因行为卑鄙而恶名远扬。(6) 她做事马虎是出了名的。 Most proverbs have been around long enough, and endlessly repeated, that they are commonly seen as telling an important truth. People tend to use proverbs to give advice, the way you might say "practice makes perfect" to encourage your little brother to keep trying when he's learning to ride a bike. The Latin root proverbium combines the prefix pro with verbium, which together mean a word that you put forward, or a common saying.

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英 ['prɒvɜːb] 美 ['prɒvɜːb] (1) He likes to quote proverbs in his compositions.(2) In this connection I remember a proverb.(3) The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant.(4) Who goes slowly, goes long, and goes far, says the Italian proverb.(5) The businessman is a proverb for meanness.(6) She is a proverb for inaccuracy. If your Aunt Nellie is fond of sayings like "All's well that ends well," and "A penny saved is a penny earned," then she's a proverb expert. A proverb is a short, catchy phrase that expresses a true or useful idea. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]谚语；俗语；常言 A proverb is 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。”

英语单词	proverb
英美音标	英 ['prɒvɜːb] 美 ['prɒvɜːb]
中文释义	n.谚语；格言；众所周知的人
英语例句	(1) He likes to quote proverbs in his compositions. (2) In this connection I remember a proverb. (3) The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant. (4) Who goes slowly, goes long, and goes far, says the Italian proverb. (5) The businessman is a proverb for meanness. (6) She is a proverb for inaccuracy.
中文例句	(1) 他喜欢在作文中引用谚语。 (2) 在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。 (3) 这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。 (4) 意大利的格言说：谁走得慢，走得久，才能走得远。 (5) 那个商人因行为卑鄙而恶名远扬。 (6) 她做事马虎是出了名的。
vocabulary简明	If your Aunt Nellie is fond of sayings like "All's well that ends well," and "A penny saved is a penny earned," then she's a proverb expert. A proverb is a short, catchy phrase that expresses a true or useful idea.
vocabulary扩展	Most proverbs have been around long enough, and endlessly repeated, that they are commonly seen as telling an important truth. People tend to use proverbs to give advice, the way you might say "practice makes perfect" to encourage your little brother to keep trying when he's learning to ride a bike. The Latin root proverbium combines the prefix pro with verbium, which together mean a word that you put forward, or a common saying.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]谚语；俗语；常言 A proverb is 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。”

Proverb Tells Penny People Enemy 英 Prɒvɜːb] 美 Prɒvɜːb