proverb
英 [ˈprɒvɜːb]
美 [ˈprɑːvɜːrb]
n. 谚语; 格言
复数：proverbs
BNC.15355 / COCA.12937
牛津词典
noun
- 谚语；格言
a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says sth that is generally true, for example Waste not, want not .
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 谚语；俗语；常言
Aproverbis a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life.- An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.
一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说，“敌人的敌人是朋友。”
- An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.
英英释义
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
双语例句
- I was reminded of an old Chinese proverb I had read.
我想起中国古代的一句谚语。 - A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.
谚语是一种简短、众所周知的说法，用来表达一个普遍的真理或信条。 - She says that you used to quote a proverb.
他说你常引用一句谚语。 - For this reason, we have an interesting proverb.
基于此种理由，我们有一句有趣的谚语。 - It's very difficult to render this proverb into English.
这句谚语很难译成英文。 - The second half of that proverb will hold no longer.
这句谚语的后半句不再有用了。 - Do you know the proverb about money?
你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗？ - There is a proverb that if a peasant woman has no troubles she will buy a pig.
有这么一个谚语：如果一个农妇没有任何烦恼会买一头小猪。 - Westerners love a good Chinese proverb.
好的中国谚语总是很让西方人喜爱。 - I'd like to elaborate my understanding of this proverb in two points.
我想分两点阐述我对这句谚语的认识。