proverbial

音标发音

• 英式音标 [prəˈvɜː.bi.əl]
• 美式音标 [prəˈvɝː.bi.əl]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj.谚语的；如同谚语的；众所周知的

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• Sometimes all you need in order to lift yourself out of the proverbial dumps is a plan of attack.
  为了使自己跳出众所周知的沮丧，有时候，所有你需要的是一个主动进攻的计划。
• But the good side of the rate-raising story is that China and India will have proverbial bullets in the monetary-policy chamber if and when things really go south in Europe.
  但加息也有好的一面：如果欧洲形势真的恶化，到时候中国和印度的货币政策弹匣里将有一些众所周知的子弹供它们使用。
• The old security model was for IT to build a big mote around the corporate network and only let trusted, authorized employees come across the well-guarded drawbridge and into the proverbial castle.
  IT旧的安全模型是在企业网络周围建立一刻巨大的微尘，只让受信任的、已授权的员工穿越守卫严密的吊桥墙进入众所周知的城堡。

原声例句

权威例句

• So, no Twitter or Facebook equivalents work for the proverbial bottom of the pyramid.
  FORBES: Magazine Article
• But the difference - it has assumed a pejorative meaning, just like the proverbial...
  NPR: Words Matter: Terms of Global Conflict Debated
• Maybe the concept came to you in a flash, the proverbial bolt out of the blue.
  FORBES: You Have THE BIG IDEA, What Do You Do Next?

词组短语

短语

• proverbial a 公认的;格言般的
• proverbial metaphor 谚语型隐喻
• Proverbial Reggae 唱片名
• proverbial bag 公认的理论
• proverbial types 谚语类型

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• as used in a proverb or other phrase

柯林斯英英字典

• You use proverbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying.