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byword

英 [ˈbaɪwɜːd]

美 [ˈbaɪwɜːrd]

n.  (某种品质或特征的)代表人,代表事物,典范; 谚语; 俗语

复数:bywords 

TOEFL

BNC.32711 / COCA.33651

牛津词典

    noun

    • (某种品质或特征的)代表人,代表事物,典范
      a person or thing that is a well-known or typical example of a particular quality
      1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
        夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
    • 谚语;俗语
      a word or phrase that is well known or often used

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT (某一特征的)代名词,代表人物,典型事物
        Someone or something that is abyword fora particular quality is well known for having that quality.
        1. ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
          成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区
        2. ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
          劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
      • N-COUNT 口头禅;俗语
        Abywordis a word or phrase which people often use.
        1. Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
          忠诚和支持成了那个时代人们时常挂在嘴边的词儿。

      英英释义

      noun

      • a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
          Synonym:proverbadagesaw

        双语例句

        • The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
          那个战士的名字原是勇敢的代名词。
        • His name has becomea byword for cruelty.
          他的名字成了残酷无情的别称。
        • Chaos in world markets has clearly made Beijing feel vindicated in its belief that caution should be the byword of equity market regulators.
          全球市场的混乱已经明显使北京对自己的信念有了底气,即谨慎应该成为股票市场监管者的座右铭。
        • And yet, they became so notorious for their moral rectitude that the word puritan has become a byword.
          然而,他们却以他们在道德上的正直而恶名昭彰,以至于“清教徒”在当时是个有贬义的绰号。
        • His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him.
          由于他的懦弱,他在认识他的人中已被当作笑料。
        • Very early on, it became my style of living, my hometown, the byword for my base.
          它早就成了我生活的方式,成了我的故乡与基地的代名词。
        • For all who knew him," ask herman "became a byword.
          凡是认识他的人都把“问赫尔曼”当作一句口头禅。
        • As for Western education, it is often contrasted with Chinese education as a byword for modernity and enlightenment.
          至于西方的教育,大部分的人说它比中国现代化,比中国开明。
        • His name became a byword for excellence in saskatchewar hunting circles.
          他的名字在萨斯喀彻温河狩猎区成了优秀的别名。
        • Another blast from the past is Blue Nun, formerly a byword for bad taste in wine but now revamped, improved and flying off the shelves.
          另一个来自过去的冲击波是德国葡萄酒品牌BlueNun,它曾因口味糟糕而沦为笑柄,现在却改头换面,大有改进且极为畅销。