Proverbial意思

"Proverbial" 這個辭彙源自於「proverb」,即「諺語」。當一個事物或情況被形容為「proverbial」時,意味著它就像是諺語一樣,廣為人知,具有普遍的意義,或者可以用一句諺語來恰當地描述它。

例如:

  1. "The team's success was proverbial, as they had been working hard for years." (這個團隊的成功是眾所周知的,因為他們多年來一直努力工作。)

  2. "His generosity was proverbial; everyone knew he was willing to give the shirt off his back to help someone in need." (他的慷慨是眾所周知的;每個人都知道他願意脫下自己的襯衫去幫助需要幫助的人。)

  3. "The old man's wisdom was proverbial; he always had the right words to guide us." (這位老人的智慧是眾所周知的;他總是有正確的話來引導我們。)

在這個意義上,"proverbial" 意味著某件事或某個人是如此典型或普遍地被認可,以至於可以用一句諺語來概括他們的特點。