• adj. 諺語的；眾所周知的；諺語式的

來自proverb,諺語。比喻用法。

proverbial (adj.)

early 15c. (implied in proverbially.), from Late Latin proverbialis "pertaining to a proverb," from proverbium (see proverb).

1. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.

我的觀眾當然不是街上的平頭百姓。

來自柯林斯例句

2. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.

他對法語的精通是眾所周知的。

來自柯林斯例句

3. He had the proverbial solidity of the English.

他身上有著典型的英格蘭人的端正品行。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Let's not count our proverbial chickens.

我們還是不要過分樂觀。

來自《權威詞典》

5. The idea has acquired a proverbial currency.

這一思想已像格言一樣廣為流傳.

來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》