1ADJ [ADJ n]谚语的；出自谚语的；常说的 You use pro- verbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying. 谚语的；出自谚语的；常说的
The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.
豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去，那真是卷起一路风尘。
My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。
2ADJ 出名的；众所周知的 Something that is proverbial is very well-known by a lot of people. 出名的；众所周知的
His mastery of the French language was proverbial.