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单词 proverb
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proverb

noun
/ˈprɒvɜːb/
/ˈprɑːvɜːrb/
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  1. a well-known phrase or sentence that gives advice or says something that is generally true, for example Waste not, want not.
    Extra Examples
    • As the old proverb has it: ‘A stitch in time saves nine’.
    • As a Chinese proverb has it: ‘The fish will be the last to discover the water.’
    • a dictionary of proverbs
    Topics Languageb2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French proverbe, from Latin proverbium, from pro- ‘(put) forth’ + verbum ‘word’.
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