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 city is a byword for intolerance.
  这个城市成了不容异已的代名词。
• The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
  那个战士的名字原是勇敢的代名词。
• This anomalous Nazi-Sponsored haven for Jews, also called Theresienbad, is almost a byword in Europe.
  这个由纳粹创办的，非同寻常的犹太人避难所，又叫作特莱西恩巴德，在欧洲颇有名气。
• 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。
• 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。
• And yet, they became so notorious for their moral rectitude that the word puritan has become a byword.
  然而，他们却以他们在道德上的正直而恶名昭彰，以至于“清教徒”在当时是个有贬义的绰号。
• His name has becomea byword for cruelty.
  他的名字成了残酷无情的别称。
• 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。
• Their shops are byword for good value.
  他们的商店以商品质量好为特点。
• 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。