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　

TOEFL

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
  1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
     夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
• 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.
  1. ...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
     成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区
  2. ...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
     劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
• N-COUNT 口头禅；俗语
  Abywordis a word or phrase which people often use.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
  Synonym:proverbadagesaw

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。
• 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。
• He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
  神使我作了民中的笑谈。他们也吐唾沫在我脸上。
• He has presided over an economic renaissance in Israel, during which the country has become a byword for high-tech flair.
  他带领以色列实现了经济复兴，在此期间该国成为高科技的代名词。
• That company is a byword for inefficiency.
  这个公司是效率低的代名词。
• Youth is our byword.
  青春是我们的代名词。
• Caution is likely to remain the byword for some time to come.
  未来一段时期，谨慎可能仍将是市场中的座右铭。
• Twenty months later it had became a byword for weakness of will.
  二十个月之后，它却成了意志软弱的绰号。
• Their shops are byword for good value.
  他们的商店以商品质量好为特点。
• 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。