proverb

/prov-erb/US // ˈprɒv ərb //UK // (ˈprɒvɜːb) //

谚语,俗话说,俗话说的好,俗语

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
- : a wise saying or precept; a didactic sentence.
- : a person or thing that is commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality; byword.
- : Bible. a profound saying, maxim, or oracular utterance requiring interpretation.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to utter in the form of a proverb.
- : to make the subject of a proverb.
- : to make a byword of.

nounsaying referring to common fact, knowledge

Synonyms

These are not, contrary to what proverbs and conventional wisdom might suggest, rocks and stones, but living entities.
I think of the proverbs we have around second times—second choice, second place, second fiddle, eternal second.
Look for efficient pathsAccording to an old proverb, “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.”
A consulting firm based in the United States paid its taxes there, while a factory based in Beijing would render unto China what is China’s, to modernize the old biblical proverb.
This work takes a page from President Ronald Reagan, who liked to repeat the Russian proverb “trust but verify.”
In the case of Kudo-kai case boss Nomura, the appropriate Japanese proverb appears to be: “The mouth is the gate of misfortune.”
The catch phrase, which Reagan borrowed from a Russian proverb, was “trust but verify.”
The Latin proverb “Times Change and We Change With Them” used to be memorized by generations of students of Latin.
The rich,” according to a Spanish proverb, “laugh carefully.
The variety of taste in snuff is accounted for by the proverb, "So many men to so many noses."
M. Mon here quotes a Latin proverb:—'Qui plus castigat, plus amore ligat.'
Behold every one that useth a common , shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.

/prov-erb/US // ˈprɒv ərb //UK // (ˈprɒvɜːb) //

谚语,俗话说,俗话说的好,俗语

n.名词 noun

1
- : a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
- : a wise saying or precept; a didactic sentence.
- : a person or thing that is commonly regarded as an embodiment or representation of some quality; byword.
- : Bible. a profound saying, maxim, or oracular utterance requiring interpretation.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to utter in the form of a proverb.
- : to make the subject of a proverb.
- : to make a byword of.

nounsaying referring to common fact, knowledge

Synonyms

These are not, contrary to what proverbs and conventional wisdom might suggest, rocks and stones, but living entities.
I think of the proverbs we have around second times—second choice, second place, second fiddle, eternal second.
Look for efficient pathsAccording to an old proverb, “There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.”
A consulting firm based in the United States paid its taxes there, while a factory based in Beijing would render unto China what is China’s, to modernize the old biblical proverb.
This work takes a page from President Ronald Reagan, who liked to repeat the Russian proverb “trust but verify.”
In the case of Kudo-kai case boss Nomura, the appropriate Japanese proverb appears to be: “The mouth is the gate of misfortune.”
The catch phrase, which Reagan borrowed from a Russian proverb, was “trust but verify.”
The Latin proverb “Times Change and We Change With Them” used to be memorized by generations of students of Latin.
The rich,” according to a Spanish proverb, “laugh carefully.
The variety of taste in snuff is accounted for by the proverb, "So many men to so many noses."
M. Mon here quotes a Latin proverb:—'Qui plus castigat, plus amore ligat.'
Behold every one that useth a common , shall use this against thee, saying: As the mother was, so also is her daughter.