His exploratory zeal in the Canadian Arctic has become a byword in courage.他对于加拿大北极圈的探索热情已经成了勇气的代名词。

The department had become a byword for ignorance and obstinacy.这个部门已经成为了无知和固执的代号。

a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy成了暴力和堕落的代名词的地区

the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality劳斯莱斯牌——高品质的代名词

Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.忠诚和支持成为了那个时代的流行语。