byword
n
1 ~ for sth person or thing considered to be a notable or typical example of a quality 代表某种品性的人或事物
His name has becomea byword for cruelty. 他的名字成了残酷无情的别称.
The firm is a byword for excellence. 这家商号是优质的保证.
2 common saying or expression 俗语; 谚语.
🗣️ 情景例句
You look nice in your new shirt.
你穿这件新衬衫挺好看的。
Don't worry! It's nothing.
不要紧,没什么事。
It was necessary, therefore, to invent instruments that neither slumbered nor slept.