byword是什么意思？

byword

英[ˈbaɪwɜ:d] 美[ˈbaɪwɜrd]

• n. 格言，谚语，笑柄，代名词；

复数：bywords;

例句

• His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him. 由于他的懦弱,他在认识他的人中已被当作笑料.
• His name became a byword for excellence in Saskatchewar hunting circles. 他的名字在萨斯喀彻温河狩猎区成了优秀(猎犬)的别名.
• The name Chanel became a byword for elegance. 夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
• ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality. 劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
• ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy. 成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  （某一特征的）代名词，代表人物，典型事物
  Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
  例句
  ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy. 成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区 ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality. 劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
• N-COUNT
  口头禅；俗语
  A byword is a word or phrase which people often use.
  例句
  Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day. 忠诚和支持成了那个时代人们时常挂在嘴边的词儿。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people