byword

名词 byword:

1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
   同义词：proverb, adage, saw

1. The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
   那个战士的名字原是勇敢的代名词。
2. His name has becomea byword for cruelty.
   他的名字成了残酷无情的别称。
3. The firm is a byword for excellence.
   这家商号是优质的保证。

byword 也作 by-word

n.（名词）

A proverbial expression; a proverb.
俗谚：类似于谚语的表达方式；谚语
An often-used word or phrase.
俗语：常用的单词或短语
One that represents a type, class, or quality:
有代表性的人：代表了一种类型、一类或一种品质的人：
例句：
.Polyester got its déclassé reputation in the 970s after cheap, poorly made double-knit leisure suits became a byword for bad taste.(Fortune)
.20世纪70年代，在经过粗制滥造的双面针织休闲服后，涤纶地位下降，变成低品味的代名词.(财富)

An object of notoriety or interest:
名声不好者：臭名昭著的事物：
例句：
The eccentric poet was a byword in literary circles.
这个古怪的诗人在文学圈内臭名昭著

An epithet.
外号，绰号

来源：
Middle English byworde
中古英语 byworde
from Old English boword
源自 古英语 boword
translation of Latin prôverbium
拉丁语 prôverbium的翻译