1ADJ [ADJ n]谚语的;出自谚语的;常说的 You use pro- verbial to show that you know the way you are describing something is one that is often used or is part of a popular saying. 谚语的;出自谚语的;常说的
The limousine sped off down the road in the proverbial cloud of dust.
豪华轿车沿公路飞驰而去,那真是卷起一路风尘。
My audience certainly isn't the proverbial man in the street.
我的观众当然不是街上的平头百姓。
2ADJ 出名的;众所周知的 Something that is proverbial is very well-known by a lot of people. 出名的;众所周知的
His mastery of the French language was proverbial.