英 [ˈprɒvɜːb] 美 [ˈprɑːvɜːrb]
n. 谚语，格言；典型，模范
复数proverbs
第三人称单数proverbs
现在分词proverbing
过去式proverbed
过去分词proverbed
proverb /ˈprɒvɜːb/ CET6+ TEM4
可数名词 A proverb is a short sentence that people often quote, because it gives advice or tells you something about life. 谚语
An old Arab proverb says, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
有一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说：“我敌人的敌人是我的朋友。”
谚语-引用次数：9
参考来源《文心雕龙》杨批中的创作论研究
《箴言》
... 〖beunbeargalyvulgar〗庸俗得使人难以忍受的 〖proverb〗通俗的称呼;非正式的名称 〖commonsaying;proverb〗俗语 ...
... 〖beunbeargalyvulgar〗庸俗得使人难以忍受的 〖proverb〗通俗的称呼;非正式的名称 〖commonsaying;proverb〗俗语 ...
proverbial 谚语的；众所周知的；谚语式的
An old Arab proverb says, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
有一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说：“我敌人的敌人是我的朋友。”
The woman exclaimed, and thence the proverb: It is so mahogany!
那女人叫了起来，因此才有了这句谚语：这是多么美丽的桃花心木啊！
A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief.
谚语是一个众所周知的简短说法，表达一个普遍的真理或信仰。
And,here is the favorite proverb of Marius Meledje in Ivory Coast: "Your defeat now is your victory in the future."
VOA : special.2009.03.01
We often say the two of them prove the proverb that the apple does not fall far from the tree.
VOA : special.2009.08.30
Antonio Jose from Brazil says his favorite proverb is "Tell me who walks with you, and I'll tell you who you are."
VOA : special.2009.03.01
He even quoted an old Chinese proverb about building a "golden bridge" for your opponent.
More to the point, does it have no proverb expressing what the English one does?
In the French proverb quoted by Madame de Pompadour to Louis XV: Apres nous le deluge.