proverbial
英[pr??v?:bi?l]
美[pr??v?rbi?l]
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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ADJ
谚语的；出自谚语的；常说的
You use pro- verbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying.
例句
The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust...
豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去，那真是卷起一路风尘。
My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。
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ADJ
出名的；众所周知的
Something that is proverbial is very well-known by a lot of people.
例句
His mastery of the French language was proverbial.
他对法语的精通是众所周知的。
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