Proverb
[ 'prɑvɝb ]
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n. 谚语，格言;话柄，笑柄;人人知道的事情，有名的事情;俚谚剧，俚谚游戏;
💡 词根助记
pro前面+verb词语→古人的言语→谚语
📝 例句
As the proverb goes, time is money.
俗语说, 时间就是金钱.
🌱 联想助记
【记】pro-前缀“以前”,verb-动词:以前的动词是谚语
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-voc-表示“呼喊”
常见变体有-vok-
📖 牛津释义
proverb
n
short well-known saying that states a general truth or gives advice, eg `It takes two to make a quarrel' or `Don't put all your eggs in one basket' 谚语, 格言（精练的俗语, 或为普遍道理或为劝戒语, 如｀一个巴掌拍不响＇或｀不要把全部家当放在一处＇）
the Book of Proverbs, ie one of the books of the Old Testament containing the proverbs of Solomon 《箴言》（《圣经?旧约》中的一卷书）.
🔁 扩展释义
*['prɒvә:b]n. 谚语, 格言, 箴言vt. 使众所周知, 用谚语表达相关词组: to a proverb as the proverb runs as the proverb says pass into a proverb
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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How come he never got married?
为什么他不结婚？
I'm thirsty. It's too hot and dry.
我口渴了。天气太热太干燥了。
In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
在民主国家里，任何限制新闻自由的企图都理所当然地受到谴责。