pro·ver·bi·al
adjective/prəˈvɜːbiəl/
/prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
- [only before noun] used to show that you are referring to a particular proverb or well-known phrase
谚语的；谚语表达的；如谚语所说的 - Let's not count our proverbial chickens.
我们还是不要过分乐观。 - He drinks like the proverbial fish.
他喝酒就像众所周知的鱼一样。
- Let's not count our proverbial chickens.
- [not usually before noun] well known and talked about by a lot of people
众所周知；著名 - Their hospitality is proverbial.
他们的热情好客人人皆知。
- Their hospitality is proverbial.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin proverbialis, from proverbium, from pro- ‘(put) forth’ + verbum ‘word’.