释义 |
proverbial | BrE prəˈvəːbɪəl, AmE prəˈvərbiəl | adjective ① (as in proverb) 谚语的 yànyǔ de ‹wisdom, expression›▸ a proverbial saying 一句谚语 ▸ he's got me over the proverbial barrel informal 如俗话所说,他对我可以想怎么着就怎么着 ② (widely-known) 众所周知的 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī de ‹generosity, meanness›▸ his bravery was proverbial 他的勇敢人人皆知 |