pro·ver·bi·al /prəˈvɝbiəl/
(a.)諺語的,諺語式的,聞名的
Pro·ver·bi·al a.
1. Mentioned or comprised in a proverb; used as a proverb; hence, commonly known; as, a proverbial expression; his meanness was proverbial.
In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst. --Sir W. Temple.
2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. “A proverbial obscurity.”
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proverbial
adj 1: of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb;
"he kicked the proverbial bucket"; "the proverbial
grasshopper"
2: widely known and spoken of; "her proverbial lateness"; "the
proverbial absentiminded professor"; "your proverbial
dizzy blonde"