proverbs

英 [ˈprɒvəbz]

美 [ˈprɑvərbz]

n.  谚语; 格言
proverb的复数

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.
  1. 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。”

英英释义

noun

• an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
  Synonym:Book of Proverbs

双语例句

• National characteristics and cultural temperament find a full expression in proverbs.
  谚语是民族个性和文化气质的充分体现和展示。
• But most of us will doubt the truth of these proverbs.
  但是，我们大多数人都会怀疑这些谚语的可靠性。
• Many English idioms and proverbs are related to animals.
  英语习语和谚语当中含有动物词汇的语句很丰富。
• He has collected many proverbs and popular sayings that relate to the weather.
  他收集了许多有关天气的谚语和俗语。
• So it is necessary to study a nation's proverbs when we try to study its culture.
  研究一个国家的文化必然要研究其谚语。
• Other proverbs have come into the language from Latin or Greek.
  还有一些谚语是从拉丁文或希腊文移植到英语里面的。
• Japanese proverbs are strong representations of the expressions in the Japanese language.
  日语谚语是日本民族语言宝库中极富表现力的一种表现形式。
• Brief Analysis of Rhetorical Figures and Translation Strategy in English Proverbs
  英语谚语的修辞手法和翻译策略研究
• Today we talk about proverbs.
  今天，我们来讨论谚语。
• Tea proverbs, is China's tea culture in the process of the development of derivative and cultural phenomenon.
  茶谚，是我国茶叶文化发展过程中派生的又一文化现象。