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词汇 proverbially
释义 proverbially
adverb
uk /prəˈvɜː.bi.ə.li/ us /prəˈvɝː.bi.ə.li/
in a way that relates to a well-known saying or phrase: 如谚语所说地,俗话所说地,常言中地
We must be living in those “interesting times” often proverbially mentioned.我们一定是生活在俗话所说的“有趣的时代”。
It is proverbially impossible to please everyone.常言道,要取悦每一个人是不可能的。
in a way that is well known or generally believed: 众所周知地
Doctors and dentists are proverbially bad investors.众所周知,医生和牙医都是糟糕的投资者。
By the middle of the 18th century Philadelphia was proverbially the second most populous English-speaking city in the world.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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Proverbially enough, it rained on the plain today.
The American West was a proverbially lawless frontier.
The United States is proverbially a nation of immigrants.
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