词典释义：
释义
adj.
(of a word or phrase)referred to in a proverb or idiom
（词，短语）已成为谚语的
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I'm going to stick out like the proverbial sore thumb .我将像谚语中所说的伤痛拇指那样显得与众不同。
[as noun]used,often euphemistically,to stand for a word or phrase that is normally part of a proverb or idiom but is not actually uttered
（常用于委婉替代谚语或成语中未出现的词）那东西；那玩意儿
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one word out of line,and the proverbial hits the fan .一字不当，臭名远扬（proverbial代替shit）。
well known,especially so as to be stereotypical
（尤指老一套说法）出名的，众所周知的
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the Welsh people,whose hospitality is proverbial .威尔士人，好客出了名。
词源
"late Middle English： from Latin
