proverb
proverb 英 [ˈprɒvɜ:b] 美 [ˈprɑvɜrb]
n. 谚语，格言
名词复数:proverbs
- If your Aunt Nellie is fond of sayings like "All's well that ends well," and "A penny saved is a penny earned," then she's a proverb expert. A proverb is a short, catchy phrase that expresses a true or useful idea.
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- n. 谚语，格言
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1. Do you know the proverb about money?
你知道这个有关“钱”的谚语吗？
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2. “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go with others,” says an African proverb.
非洲一个谚语说：“如果你想走得快，自己独行；如果你想走得远，与人同行。”
- proverb (n.) c. 1300, in boke of Prouerbyys, the Old Testament work, from Old French proverbe (12c.) and directly from Latin proverbium "a common saying, old adage, maxim," literally "words put forward," from pro "forth" (from PIE root *per- (1) "forward") + verbum "word" (see verb). Used generally from late 14c. The Book of Proverbs in Old English was cwidboc, from cwide "speech, saying, proverb, homily," related to cwiddian "to talk, speak, say, discuss;" cwiddung "speech, saying, report."
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