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Proverbial Adj 英[Prəˈvɜ:Biəl 美[Prəˈvɜrbiəl Adj.谚语的;众所周知的,出名的;已成话柄的 谚语的;出自谚语的;常说的 Pro Verbial

单词 proverbial
音标
英[prəˈvɜ:biəl] 美[prəˈvɜrbiəl]
解释
adj.谚语的;众所周知的,出名的;已成话柄的;
例句

ADJ
谚语的;出自谚语的;常说的
You use pro- verbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying.
例:The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust...豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去,那真是卷起一路风尘。
例:My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。

ADJ
出名的;众所周知的
Something that is proverbial is very well-known by a lot of people.
例:His mastery of the French language was proverbial.他对法语的精通是众所周知的。
变形
adv:proverbially~

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