byword
英 [ˈbaɪwɜːd]
美 [ˈbaɪwɜːrd]
n. (某种品质或特征的)代表人，代表事物，典范; 谚语; 俗语
复数：bywords
BNC.32711 / COCA.33651
牛津词典
noun
- （某种品质或特征的）代表人，代表事物，典范
a person or thing that is a well-known or typical example of a particular quality- The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
- The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
- 谚语；俗语
a word or phrase that is well known or often used
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT （某一特征的）代名词，代表人物，典型事物
Someone or something that is abyword fora particular quality is well known for having that quality.- ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区 - ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
- ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
- N-COUNT 口头禅；俗语
Abywordis a word or phrase which people often use.- Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
忠诚和支持成了那个时代人们时常挂在嘴边的词儿。
- Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day.
英英释义
noun
- a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
双语例句
- The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
那个战士的名字原是勇敢的代名词。 - It was a Halsey byword that he wouldn't trust a man who didn't drink or smoke.
海尔赛有句名言，他不信任不喝酒不抽烟的人。 - 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。 - Another blast from the past is Blue Nun, formerly a byword for bad taste in wine but now revamped, improved and flying off the shelves.
另一个来自过去的冲击波是德国葡萄酒品牌BlueNun，它曾因口味糟糕而沦为笑柄，现在却改头换面，大有改进且极为畅销。 - Her name has become a byword for integrity.
她的名字已成为正直的代号。 - The authorities have tackled some of the more glaring problems that have long made Chinese banks a byword for profligacy.
一些比较突出的问题曾使中国银行业长期成为“浪费”的代名词。 - Their shops are byword for good value.
他们的商店以商品质量好为特点。 - Chaos in world markets has clearly made Beijing feel vindicated in its belief that caution should be the byword of equity market regulators.
全球市场的混乱已经明显使北京对自己的信念有了底气，即谨慎应该成为股票市场监管者的座右铭。 - The general's name had become a byword for cruelty in war.
那位将军的名字成为了战争中残酷行为的代号。 - Enron was turned into books, films, a play and a byword for fiduciary failings and fraud.
安然事件被编成书，拍成电影，编成话剧并成为受托过失与欺诈的代名词。