byword
byword 英 [ˈbaɪwɜ:d] 美 [ˈbaɪwɜrd]
n. 谚语，俗语；格言；笑柄
名词复数:bywords
- A byword is an adage or a catchphrase — it's a motto that captures some important principle or meaningful idea. Your family's byword might be "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
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- n. 谚语，俗语；格言；笑柄
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1. The industry became a byword for mendacity, secrecy and profligacy with taxpayers' money.
这个产业已经成为谎言、秘密以及浪费纳税人钱财的代名词。
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2. China only began trying asset securitization in 2005 and put the experiment on hold in 2007, when the technique became a byword for problems in the West.
中国仅在2005年开始尝试资产证券化，并在2007年搁置了这项试验，当时这项技术成为了西方所发生问题的代名词。
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3. Together they have given new hope to the many Nigerians who are embarrassed that their vibrant country, often ranked as the most optimistic in the world, has become a byword for swindling and fraud.
他们俩人给很多尼日利亚人带来新希望。 尼日利亚被列为世界上最乐观的国家，国民因自己动荡的国家成为欺骗和造假的代名词而感到羞愧。
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