proverbial

prә'vә:biәl

Collins 1

a. of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
s. widely known and spoken of

a. 谚语的, 谚语式的, 闻名的

Collins 星级

13,873

BNC 频率

13,679

使用频率

proverbial 由词根 proverb（谚语）和后缀 -ial（形容词后缀）组成，表示“有关谚语的”或“像谚语一样的”。

例句

1. The early bird catches the worm, as the proverbial saying goes.

俗话说，早起的鸟儿有虫吃。

2. She is always full of proverbial wisdom that helps her friends.

她总是充满了谚语般的智慧，帮助她的朋友。

3. In a proverbial sense, money can't buy happiness.

从谚语的角度来看，金钱买不到幸福。