byword
英['baɪwɜːd]
美['baɪwɜːrd]
n. (名词)
- 谚语
- 绰号，别名，代号，浑名
- 笑柄，（尽人皆知的）话柄，笑料
- 口头禅
- 俗语，俗话
- 名言，格言
- 代名词
- 含有...的意思
- 典范，代表人或事物
Noun:
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a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
- 1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
- 夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
来自《权威词典》
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
用作名词 (n.)
- The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
那个战士的名字是勇敢的代名词。
- She became the byword of the village.
她成了村中的笑柄。
- Caution becomes a byword for investors.
小心谨慎成为了投资者的谚语。
