proverb

proverb

英 ['prɒvɜːb]
　　美 ['prɑvɝb]

n. 諺語，格言；眾所周知的人或事

中文詞源：

proverb 諺語，格言

pro-,向前，-verb,說，詞源同verbal.引申詞義諺語，格言等。

例句：

1. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.--African Proverb
要走得快，就一個人走；要走得遠，就一起走。--非洲諺語

2. As the proverb goes, time is money.
俗語說, 時間就是金錢.

3. " Practice makes perfect. " is a proverb.
“ 熟能生巧 ” 是一句諺語.

4. His ignorance is a proverb.
他的無知已成笑柄.

5. An old Arab proverb says, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".
一句古老的阿拉伯諺語說，“敵人的敵人是朋友。”