byword
英 ['ba?w??d]
美
- n. 諺語，俗語；格言；笑柄
暢通詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?bywords;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
- 夏奈爾這個名字成了優雅的代名詞。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. His name became a byword for excellence in Saskatchewar hunting circles.
- 他的名字在薩斯喀徹溫河狩獵區成了優秀(獵犬)的別名.
來自辭典例句
- 3. His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him.
- 由于他的懦弱,他在認識他的人中已被當作笑料.
來自辭典例句
- 4. His inexplicable debts were a byword in his circle.
- 他那些來歷不明的借款成為那圈子里人議論的話題.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Twenty months later it had became a byword for weakness of will.
- 二十個月之后,它卻成了意志軟弱的綽號.
來自辭典例句