• adj. 谚语的；众所周知的；谚语式的

来自proverb,谚语。比喻用法。

proverbial (adj.)

early 15c. (implied in proverbially.), from Late Latin proverbialis "pertaining to a proverb," from proverbium (see proverb).

1. My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.

我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His mastery of the French language was proverbial.

他对法语的精通是众所周知的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He had the proverbial solidity of the English.

他身上有着典型的英格兰人的端正品行。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Let's not count our proverbial chickens.

我们还是不要过分乐观。

来自《权威词典》

5. The idea has acquired a proverbial currency.

这一思想已像格言一样广为流传.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》