proverbial的翻译,读音
英/ prəˈvɜːbiəl /
美/ prəˈvɜːrbiəl /
释义:
adj.谚语的,俗话所说的;众所周知的
n.(常用于委婉替代谚语或成语中未出现的词)那东西,那玩意儿
n.(常用于委婉替代谚语或成语中未出现的词)那东西,那玩意儿
近义词
adj. confessedwell-known
同根词
proverbially adv. 人尽皆知地proverb n. 谚语,格言;众所周知的人或事
例句
It's so obvious that it's practically proverbial. You can't unboil an egg. 很明显又众所周知的是,你不能把一个熟蛋变生。
It was like the proverbial threading of a needle, only with life-and-death consequences. 这就像众所周知的穿针引线一样,只是它会带来生或死的后果。
They are the proverbial canary in a coal mine. Truly, their experiences are like oracles or prophecies. 他们是众所周知的“矿井中用来测试危险的金丝雀”。
Take the proverbial sword of Light and Truth and cutaway that which seeks to bind you and diminish your trust. 握起众所周知的光与真理之剑,切断那束缚着你,削弱你之信任的。
A culture that stands for nothing, defends nothing and believes in nothing is surely careening down the proverbial slippery slope of extinction. 不代表任何观点,不维护任何观念也不相信任何信仰的文化,必然会在众所周知的光滑的灭亡斜坡上一滑而落。