byword

• She became the byword of the village .
  他成了村中的话柄。
• There is sooth in bywords .
  常言里面包含有真理。
• His cowardice made him a byword to all who knew him .
  由于他的懦弱，他在认识他的人中已被当作笑料。
• His inexplicable debts were a byword in his circle .
  他那些来历不明的借款成为那圈子里人议论的话题。
• For all who knew him, "ask herman" became a byword .
  凡是认识他的人都把“问赫尔曼”当作一句口头禅。
• Twenty months later it had became a byword for weakness of will .
  二十个月之后，它却成了意志软弱的绰号。
• It was a halsey byword that he wouldn't trust a man who didn't drink or smoke .
  海尔赛有句名言，他不信任不喝酒不抽烟的人。
• His name became a byword for excellence in saskatchewar hunting circles .
  他的名字在萨斯喀彻温河狩猎区成了优秀（猎犬）的别名。
• This anomalous nazi-sponsored haven for jews, also called theresienbad, is almost a byword in europe .
  这个由纳粹创办的，非同寻常的犹太人避难所，又叫作特莱西恩巴德，在欧洲颇有名气。