byword
byword漢語翻譯
byword英語解釋
名詞 byword:
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people同義詞:proverb, adage, saw
byword例句
- The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.那個戰(zhàn)士的名字原是勇敢的代名詞。
- His name has becomea byword for cruelty.他的名字成了殘酷無情的別稱。
- The firm is a byword for excellence.這家商號是優(yōu)質(zhì)的保證。
byword詳細(xì)解釋
byword 也作 by-word
n.(名詞)
A proverbial expression; a proverb.俗諺:類似于諺語的表達(dá)方式;諺語An often-used word or phrase.俗語:常用的單詞或短語One that represents a type, class, or quality:有代表性的人:代表了一種類型、一類或一種品質(zhì)的人:例句:.Polyester got its déclassé reputation in the 970s after cheap, poorly made double-knit leisure suits became a byword for bad taste.(Fortune).20世紀(jì)70年代,在經(jīng)過粗制濫造的雙面針織休閑服后,滌綸地位下降,變成低品味的代名詞.(財(cái)富)
An object of notoriety or interest:名聲不好者:臭名昭著的事物:例句:The eccentric poet was a byword in literary circles.這個古怪的詩人在文學(xué)圈內(nèi)臭名昭著
An epithet.外號,綽號
來源:Middle English byworde 中古英語 byworde from Old English boword 源自 古英語 boword translation of Latin prôverbium 拉丁語 prôverbium的翻譯