proverbial
/prəʊˈvɜːbɪəl/adjective
1- (of a word or phrase) referred to in a proverb or idiom（词, 短语）已成为谚语的：
I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb.
我将像谚语中所说的伤痛拇指那样显得与众不同。
1.1
- as noun used, often euphemistically, to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered（常用于委婉替代谚语或成语中未出现的词）那东西; 那玩意儿：
one word out of line, and the proverbial hits the fan.
一字不当, 臭名远扬（proverbial代替shit）。
1.2
- well known, especially so as to be stereotypical（尤指老一套说法）出名的, 众所周知的：
the Welsh people, whose hospitality is proverbial.
威尔士人, 好客出了名。
派生词
proverbiality
nounproverbially
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Latin proverbialis,from proverbium （see PROVERB）.