词汇图鉴proverb
我祖母经常引用一句劝人耐心的谚语。
B2 · n.

proverb

UK /ˈprɒvɜːb/
US /ˈprɑːvɝːb/

谚语;俗谚

n. 谚语;俗谚

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例句

My grandmother often quotes a proverb about being patient.

我祖母经常引用一句劝人耐心的谚语。

A traditional proverb can reveal the values that a community passes down through successive generations.

传统谚语可以揭示一个群体代代相传的价值观。

常用搭配

  • traditional proverb|传统谚语
  • quote a proverb|引用谚语
  • as the proverb goes|常言道

词形与相关词

proverbial (adj.) · proverbially (adv.)

用法提示

proverb是流传的完整俗谚;idiom多为固定习语。