byword
n. 格言; 谚语; 笑柄; 代名词
Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality.
...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区
...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality.
劳斯莱斯品牌——品质的典范
A byword is a word or phrase which people often use.
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。
1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
Tania : That staleness be a byword from the Urals, it makes no significance to me.
塔妮娅: 那一定是起源于乌拉尔地区的谚语, 对我来说毫无疑义.
The firm is a byword for excellence.
这家商号是优质的保证.
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(猎犬)的别名.
And now am I their song, yea , I am their byword.
9现在这些人以我为歌曲, 以我为笑谈.
The general's name had become a byword for cruelty in war.
那位将军的名字成为了战争中残酷行为的代号.