also by-word, Old English biword "proverb," formed on the model of Latin proverbium or Greek parabole. Meaning "something that has become proverbial" is from 1530s.
雙語例句
1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
夏奈爾這個名字成了優(yōu)雅的代名詞。
來自《權威詞典》
2. His name became a byword for excellence in Saskatchewar hunting circles.
他的名字在薩斯喀徹溫河狩獵區(qū)成了優(yōu)秀(獵犬)的別名.
來自辭典例句
3. His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him.
由于他的懦弱,他在認識他的人中已被當作笑料.
來自辭典例句
4. His inexplicable debts were a byword in his circle.
他那些來歷不明的借款成為那圈子里人議論的話題.
來自辭典例句
5. Twenty months later it had became a byword for weakness of will.