byword meaning in Chinese
1.俗话,谚语。
2.笑柄。
3.〔罕用语〕浑名,绰号;口头禅(the old byword of lookers-on seeing most of the game 旁观者清的老话)。
Examples
- She became the byword of the village .
他成了村中的话柄。 - There is sooth in bywords .
常言里面包含有真理。 - His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him .
由于他的懦弱,他在认识他的人中已被当作笑料。 - His inexplicable debts were a byword in his circle .
他那些来历不明的借款成为那圈子里人议论的话题。 - For all who knew him, "ask herman" became a byword .
凡是认识他的人都把“问赫尔曼”当作一句口头禅。