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proverbial    音标拼音: [prəv'ɚbiəl]
a. 谚语的,谚语式的,闻名的

谚语的,谚语式的,闻名的

proverbial
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a
proverb; "he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the
proverbial grasshopper"
2: widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the
proverbial absentminded professor"; "your proverbial dizzy
blonde"

Proverbial \Pro*ver"bi*al\, a. [L. proverbialis: cf. F.
proverbial.]
1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb;
hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his
meanness was proverbial.
[1913 Webster]

In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial
cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst.
--Sir W.
Temple.
[1913 Webster]

2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. "A
proverbial obscurity." --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]


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  • What does proverbial mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    Proverbial Wisdom What ‘proverbial’ refers to, as well as referring to actual ‘proverbs’, or bon mots, is ‘proverbial wisdom’ ‘Proverbial wisdom’ is ‘wisdom held as true, by the common man’ ie things you will commonly hear as true To refer to this body of ‘wisdom’, which may or may not be completely true (or even
  • meaning - Correct usage of proverbial - English Language Usage . . .
    Proverbial Examples: A place where you can let your proverbial hair down and party like an animal, the Ice House has something for everyone So this is when you let your proverbial hair down a little and can really be yourself you have to let your proverbial hair down a bit and show your human side to your audience
  • When to use Proverbial? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
    It's the "proverbial" pedal, not petal A somewhat loose usage of proverbial = [as referred to by a "proverb"] It's okay to use it in respect of modern sayings idioms even though they're not really "proverbs", but it wouldn't make any sense at all to call something proverbial unless it was well known cliched –
  • Proverbial thing to cross, in politics NYT Crossword Clue
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  • word usage - What does the proverbial middle finger mean? - English . . .
    Adding "proverbial" to "middle finger" is just an arch way to acknowledge that it's a somewhat shopworn expression "Proverbial" here means something closer to "hackneyed", rather than that there is a literal proverb about giving people the middle finger The association comes from the fact that many proverbs become trite through overuse
  • proverbs - Meaning and use of phrase proverbial bucket - English . . .
    Whenever you see a "proverbial " it generally refers to some proverb or idiom In this case, the idiom is a bit complicated by the proverbial use of the term "bucket" -- as a pun Normally, one carries certain things in a bucket To complicate matters, one other use of "carry" is being able to faithfully sing a song according to the proper tones
  • Proverbial back-breaker Crossword Clue - NYT Crossword Answers
    Proverbial back breaker NYT Crossword Clue Answers are listed below Did you came up with a word that did not solve the clue? In case you did, worry not because we have the most recent and up-to-date answer for it If you have seen the clue before, we encourage you try to remember the solution one more time before viewing the answer
  • Does the use of proverbial make sense? - English Language Usage . . .
    Proverbial literally applies to cliched maxims as in the proverbial needle in the proverbial haystack referring to "As hard to find as a needle in a haystack" But it is used to refer to any commonly-expressed trope like running the show to mean "being in charge "
  • Proverbial hard workers NYT Crossword Clue
    Proverbial hard workers Crossword Clue Answers are listed below Did you came up with a word that did not solve the clue? In case you did, worry not because we have the most recent and up-to-date answer for it If you have seen the clue before, we encourage you try to remember the solution one more time before viewing the answer
  • meaning in context - What does proverbial mean? - English Language . . .
    Proverbial (adjective) refers to in a proverb or idiom; it also means well known, esp so as to be stereotypical (Synonyms: famous, famed, renowned, traditional, time-honored, legendary, etc ) The word proverbial in your sentence can be replaced with the word stereotypical





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