proverbial

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹəˈvɜɹb.iː.əl/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase. euphemistic
    — I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.
  2. The groin or the testicles. euphemistic,in-plural
    — You'll find they've got you by the proverbials.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale.
    — The busyness of a beaver is proverbial.
  2. Optionally placed before an element of a well-known proverb or metaphor to emphasize that the element is not being used in a literal sense (see Usage notes below)
    — the proverbial smoking gun
  3. Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
    — I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.

词形变化

more proverbial comparative most proverbial superlative proverbials plural

词汇关系

衍生词
proverbialise proverbialize proverbialism proverbialist proverbiality proverbially proverbialness the proverbial dog that caught the car unproverbial up the proverbial

词源

词源 1
From Latin prōverbiālis, equivalent to proverb + -ial
词源 2
From Latin prōverbiālis, equivalent to proverb + -ial
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