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

• 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。
• His name became a byword for excellence in saskatchewar hunting circles.
  他的名字在萨斯喀彻温河狩猎区成了优秀的别名。
• In the manner of something that has become a byword.
  以某事务已经成为谚语或格言的方式。
• 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。
• The city is a byword for intolerance.
  这个城市成了不容异已的代名词。
• Another blast from the past is Blue Nun, formerly a byword for bad taste in wine but now revamped, improved and flying off the shelves.
  另一个来自过去的冲击波是德国葡萄酒品牌BlueNun，它曾因口味糟糕而沦为笑柄，现在却改头换面，大有改进且极为畅销。
• The authorities have tackled some of the more glaring problems that have long made Chinese banks a byword for profligacy.
  一些比较突出的问题曾使中国银行业长期成为“浪费”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。
• 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。
• Her name has become a byword for integrity.
  她的名字已成为正直的代号。