proverbs是什么意思？

proverbs

• n. 谚语，格言( proverb的名词复数 )；

例句

• Biblical proverbs include " Money is the root of all evil " ( misquoted from I Tim . vi, 10 ). 有一句谚语出自圣经,叫做 “ 钱是万恶之源 ” ( 从《提摩太书》第六卷第十节误引而来 ).
• His conversation was larded with Russian proverbs. 他交谈时夹杂了很多俄国谚语.
• Proverbs exhibit most of the stylistic devices of poetry. 许多谚语具有诗的风格和手法.
• We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately. 不要滥用成语典故.
• Witticisms, maxims, dicta, proverbs, and aphorisms each inhabit a different world. 妙语 、 座右铭 、 名言 、 谚语及格言等各自展现不同领域.
• Proverbs and idioms may become worn with overuse... 谚语和习语会由于使用过多而变得俗套。

英语四级真题

Many proverbs remind people of the values that are important in the culture.
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A study of proverbs from around the world shows that some values are shared by many cultures
出自-2011年12月听力原文
Why are proverbs so important?
出自-2011年12月听力原文

英语六级真题

Many proverbs remind people of the values that are important in the culture.
出自-2011年12月听力原文
A study of proverbs from around the world shows that some values are shared by many cultures
出自-2011年12月听力原文
Why are proverbs so important?
出自-2011年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  谚语；俗语；常言
  A proverb is a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life.
  例句
  An old Arab proverb says, 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'. 一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说，“敌人的敌人是朋友。”

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israelit sages (including Solomon)