单词 | proverb |
释义 | proverb n.   1. a short pithy saying in general use, held to embody a general truth.   2. a person or thing that is notorious (he is a proverb for inaccuracy).   3. (Proverbs or Book of Proverbs) a didactic poetic Old Testament book of maxims attributed to Solomon and others. Etymology: ME f. OF proverbe or L proverbium (as PRO-(1), verbum word) |
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