byword

英 ['baɪwɜːd]美

n. 谚语，俗语；格言；笑柄

英文词源

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.

双语例句

1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.

夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。

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

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