| 单词 | proverb |
| 释义 | proverb (once / 607 pages) n If your Aunt Nellie is fond of sayings like "All's well that ends well," and "A penny saved is a penny earned," then she's a proverb expert. A proverb is a short, catchy phrase that expresses a true or useful idea. Most proverbs have been around long enough, and endlessly repeated, that they are commonly seen as telling an important truth. People tend to use proverbs to give advice, the way you might say "practice makes perfect" to encourage your little brother to keep trying when he's learning to ride a bike. The Latin root proverbium combines the prefix pro with verbium, which together mean a word that you put forward, or a common saying. WORD FAMILYproverb: proverbial+/proverbial: proverbially USAGE EXAMPLESIt is much like the old Swedish proverb that expresses, “A shared joy is a doubled joy. A shared sorrow is half a sorrow.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) His sculpture Proverb, Syme writes, “formidable in Dallas, looks almost fragile here, like it will one day turn to dust.” Slate(Dec 30, 2016) The proverb about the enemy of my enemy being my friend is always relevant in the Middle East. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) n a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people Syn|Hyper adage, byword, saw expression, locution, saying a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
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