| 释义 |
proverbial/prəˈvɜ:biəl ||; prəˈvɝbɪəl/adj1. (onlybeforea noun 只用于名词前) used to show you are referring to a well-known phrase(a proverb) 引用谚语的: ◇let's not count our proverbial chickens. 我们别数谚语里所讲的鸡吧。 2. well known and talked about by a lot of people 众所周知的 pro·ver·bi·al /prə`vɜbɪəl; prəˈvɜːbiəl/adjused when you are talking about part of a well-known phrase to describe someone or something 谚语所说的，俗语中所谓的:◇i was running around like the proverbial headless chicken! 我就像俗语说的没头鸡那样到处乱跑！ |