1N-COUNT (某一特征的)代名词,代表人物,典型事物 Someone or something that is a byword for a particular quality is well known for having that quality. (某一特征的)代名词,代表人物,典型事物
...a region that had become a byword for violence and degeneracy.
成了暴力和堕落代名词的地区
...the Rolls-Royce brand name, a byword for quality. [+ for]
劳斯莱斯品牌—品质的典范
2N-COUNT 口头禅;俗语 A byword is a word or phrase which people often use. 口头禅;俗语
Loyalty and support became the bywords of the day. [+ of]