also by-word, Old English biword "proverb," formed on the model of Latin proverbium or Greek parabole. Meaning "something that has become proverbial" is from 1530s.
双语例句
1. The name Chanel became a byword for elegance.
夏奈尔这个名字成了优雅的代名词。
来自《权威词典》
2. 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.
来自辞典例句
3. 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.
来自辞典例句
4. His inexplicable debts were a byword in his circle.
他那些来历不明的借款成为那圈子里人议论的话题.
来自辞典例句
5. Twenty months later it had became a byword for weakness of will.
