proverbs

英 [ˈprɒvəbz]

美 [ˈprɑvərbz]

n.  谚语; 格言
proverb的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 谚语；俗语；常言
  Aproverbis a short sentence that people often quote, which gives advice or tells you something about life.
  1. 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。”

英英释义

noun

• an Old Testament book consisting of proverbs from various Israeli sages (including Solomon)
  Synonym:Book of Proverbs

双语例句

• This thesis explores the origin of Biblical culture in the English language and its influence on the language in the following aspects: the everyday life of English-speaking people, the vocabulary, allusions and proverbs in english, the English literature and the values of English-speaking people.
  本文从英美人的日常生活、从英语语言中的词汇、典故和谚语、从英美文学及其英美人的价值观方面探讨了圣经文化在英语语言中的渊源和它对于英语语言的影响；
• We should not use proverbs and allusions indiscriminately.
  不要滥用成语典故。
• But really, I do love your four-word proverbs and idioms. They are so succinct and expressive.
  不过，我确实喜欢你们的四字成语，简练而生动。
• English proverbs originate to life and have reflected the life, embodying English nationality's wisdom and the essence.
  英语谚语来源于生活，反映了生活，凝聚着英语民族的智慧和精髓。
• National characteristics and cultural temperament find a full expression in proverbs.
  谚语是民族个性和文化气质的充分体现和展示。
• Many English idioms and proverbs are related to animals.
  英语习语和谚语当中含有动物词汇的语句很丰富。
• The proverbs are a crystal of the fishermen's work experience and their live.
  渔谚便是其中富有代表性的一种，它是渔民生产与生活经验的总结和智慧的结晶。
• Proverbs exhibit most of the stylistic devices of poetry.
  许多谚语具有诗的风格和手法。
• Human beings'common social activities are in many aspects similar, so English and Chinese proverbs have similarities.
  由于人类的普遍社会活动和心理思维过程有许多共同之处，因此英汉谚语也存在着相同之处。
• Other proverbs have come into the language from Latin or Greek.
  还有一些谚语是从拉丁文或希腊文移植到英语里面的。