名詞 byword:

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

1. The soldier's name was a byword for bravery.
   那個(gè)戰(zhàn)士的名字原是勇敢的代名詞。
2. His name has becomea byword for cruelty.
   他的名字成了殘酷無(wú)情的別稱。
3. The firm is a byword for excellence.
   這家商號(hào)是優(yōu)質(zhì)的保證。

byword 也作 by-word

n.（名詞）

A proverbial expression; a proverb.
俗諺：類似于諺語(yǔ)的表達(dá)方式；諺語(yǔ)
An often-used word or phrase.
俗語(yǔ)：常用的單詞或短語(yǔ)
One that represents a type, class, or quality:
有代表性的人：代表了一種類型、一類或一種品質(zhì)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世紀(jì)70年代，在經(jīng)過(guò)粗制濫造的雙面針織休閑服后，滌綸地位下降，變成低品味的代名詞.(財(cái)富)

An object of notoriety or interest:
名聲不好者：臭名昭著的事物：
例句：
The eccentric poet was a byword in literary circles.
這個(gè)古怪的詩(shī)人在文學(xué)圈內(nèi)臭名昭著

An epithet.
外號(hào)，綽號(hào)

來(lái)源：
Middle English byworde
中古英語(yǔ) byworde
from Old English boword
源自 古英語(yǔ) boword
translation of Latin prôverbium
拉丁語(yǔ) prôverbium的翻譯