proverb

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英 [ˈprɒvɜ:b]

美 [ˈprɑvɜrb]

是什么意思

谚语，格言；话柄，笑柄；人人知道的事情，有名的事情；俚谚剧，俚谚游戏

变形

复数：proverbs

双语释义

n.(名词)

[C]谚语,格言 a short well-known, supposedly wise, saying usually in simple language

英英释义

proverb[ 'prɔvə:b ]

n.a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
同义词：adagesawbyword

学习怎么用

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

bold proverb荒唐无礼的俗语
enigmatical proverb令人费解的谚语
homely proverb朴实的谚语
vulgar proverb粗俗的谚语

词组短语

as the proverb goes有句谚语说道；俗话说

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

He likes to quote proverbs in his compositions.
他喜欢在作文中引用谚语。
In this connection I remember a proverb.
在这一方面我记得有一句谚语。
The proverb tells us to emulate the industry of the ant.
这格言告诉我们要效法蚂蚁的勤勉。
Who goes slowly, goes long, and goes far, says the Italian proverb.
意大利的格言说：谁走得慢，走得久，才能走得远。
The businessman is a proverb for meanness.
那个商人因行为卑鄙而恶名远扬。
She is a proverb for inaccuracy.
她做事马虎是出了名的。

权威例句

Proverb interpretation changes in aging.
Proverb: The Probabilistic Cruciverbalist
What proverb understanding reveals about how people think.
Proverb comprehension in youth: the role of concreteness and familiarity
The Proverb: A Preserver of Shona Traditional Religion and Ethical Code
Proverb in Mind: The Cognitive Science of Proverbial Wit and Wisdom (Book Review)
Proverb Comprehension in Context: A Developmental Study with Children and Adolescents.
Proverb comprehension reconsidered--'theory of mind' and the pragmatic use of language in schizophrenia
A proverb in mind: The cognitive science of proverbial wit and wisdom : Richard Honeck , Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 1997, 308 pp
Cognitive, neurophysiological, and functional correlates of proverb interpretation abnormalities in schizophrenia.