noun🔗Share老话，俗话，谚语. Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase."Instead of saying "He's a terrible student," the teacher used the proverbial "He needs extra help." "老师没有直接说“他是个糟糕的学生”，而是用了一句老话，说“他需要额外的帮助”。languagewordcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share胯下，阴囊 The groin or the testicles."My grandfather often joked about the pain in his proverbial during his younger years. "我爷爷年轻时经常开玩笑，说他年轻那会儿胯下经常疼。anatomysexbodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share谚语的, 老话说的. Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale."My grandfather's proverbial wisdom about saving money was often repeated by the family. "我爷爷关于省钱的那些老生常谈的智慧，经常被家里人提起。storyliteraturetraditionphraselanguagecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share老话说的，比喻性的. Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor."proverbial spilled milk"老话说的“覆水难收”。languageliteraturecommunicationphraseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share众所周知的，老生常谈的，家喻户晓的。 Widely known; famous; stereotypical."I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family."我是在二十世纪五十年代郊区一条主街上的一栋预制房屋里长大的，作为一个众所周知的典型核心家庭里的第二个也是最小的孩子。culturelanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
