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proverb

音標['pr?v?:b] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 諺語, 格言, 箴言
vt. 使眾所周知, 用諺語表達
相關詞組:
to a proverb
as the proverb runs
as the proverb says
pass into a proverb

英文解釋:

名詞 proverb:

  1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
    同義詞:adage, saw, byword

例句:

  1. In this connection I remember a proverb.
    在這一方面我記得有一句諺語。
  2. Expressed in a proverb.
    用一句諺語表示的
  3. The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant.
    這格言告訴我們要效法螞蟻的勤勉
  4. He likes to quote proverbs in his compositions.
    喜歡在作文中引用諺語。

詳細解釋:


prov.erb

n.(名詞)
A short, pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept.See Synonyms at saying
諺語:經常而廣泛使用的短小、精悍的格言,表明一個基本的真理或實用的箴言參見 saying
Proverbs (used with a sing. verb)Abbr. Prov.,PrBible See table at Bible
Proverbs (與單數動詞連用)縮寫 Prov.,Pr【聖經】 參見 Bible

來源:
Middle English proverbe
中古英文 proverbe
from Old French
源自 古法文
from Latin prôverbium
源自 拉丁語 prôverbium
prô- [forth] * see pro-
prô- [向前] *參見 pro-
verbum [word] * see wer- 5
verbum [詞語] *參見 wer- 5

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