proverb

🇬🇧/ˈprɒvɜːb/ 🇺🇸/ˈprɑːvɜːrb/📚 13351六级
A proverb is a short sentence that people often quote, because it gives advice or tells you something about life. 谚语

noun [抽象名词]谚语,格言;典型,模范

An old Arab proverb says, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend."
有一句古老的阿拉伯谚语说:“我敌人的敌人是我的朋友。”

pro (在前的) + verb (动词) → 以前留下的话 → 谚语, 俗语
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The woman exclaimed, and thence the proverb: It is so mahogany! 那女人叫了起来,因此才有了这句谚语:这是多么美丽的桃花心木啊!
A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses a common truth or belief. 谚语是一个众所周知的简短说法,表达一个普遍的真理或信仰。
A crooked tree lives its own life, but a straight tree is turned into wood.—Chinese Proverb 一棵弯曲的树按照自己的方式生长,而一棵笔直的树则会被加工成木材。