byword
英 [ˈbaɪ.wɜːd]
美 [ˈbaɪ.wɝːd]
- n. 谚语，俗语；格言；笑柄
星级词汇:
英语词源
- byword (n.)
- also by-word, Old English biword "proverb," formed on the model of Latin proverbium or Greek parabole. Meaning "something that has become proverbial" is from 1530s.
权威例句
- 1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
- 夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
- 2. His name became a byword for excellence in Saskatchewar hunting circles.
- 他的名字在萨斯喀彻温河狩猎区成了优秀(猎犬)的别名.
- 3. His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him.
- 由于他的懦弱,他在认识他的人中已被当作笑料.
- 4. His inexplicable debts were a byword in his circle.
- 他那些来历不明的借款成为那圈子里人议论的话题.
- 5. Twenty months later it had became a byword for weakness of will.
- 二十个月之后,它却成了意志软弱的绰号.
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