proverbially
adverb
uk/prəˈvɜː.bi.ə.li/us/prəˈvɝː.bi.ə.li/in a way thatrelatesto a well-known saying or phrase:
如谚语所说地，俗话所说地，常言中地We must belivingin those “interestingtimes” often proverbiallymentioned.我们一定是生活在俗话所说的“有趣的时代”。
It is proverbiallyimpossibletopleaseeveryone.常言道，要取悦每一个人是不可能的。
in a way that is wellknownorgenerallybelieved:
众所周知地Doctors anddentistsare proverbiallybadinvestors.众所周知，医生和牙医都是糟糕的投资者。
By themiddleof the 18thcenturyPhiladelphia was proverbially the second mostpopulousEnglish-speakingcityin theworld.到18世纪中叶，费城是公认的世界上人口第二多的英语城市。
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proverbial
- Proverbially enough, itrainedon theplaintoday.
- The AmericanWestwas a proverbiallylawlessfrontier.
- TheUnitedStatesis proverbially anationofimmigrants.
Linguistics: sentences & expressions
- aphorism
- backchannel
- coin
- complex sentence
- compound sentence
- declarative sentence
- defining
- dicta
- dictum
- epigram
- epigrammatic
- idiom
- jawbreaker
- motto
- phrase
- proverbial
- sentence
- slogan
- soundbite
- tail
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