proverbial
/prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
American
- adj. 谚语中的, 众所周知的
- Definition
- adj. referred to in a proverb, or so well known that people often mention it
- Example
- He was searching for a needle in the proverbial haystack.
- 他在大海捞针般地寻找那件东西。