- a byword for something
a person or thing that is a well-known or typical example of a particular quality (某种品质或特征的)代表人,代表事物,典范 - (especially North American English)
a word or phrase that is well known or often used 谚语;俗语 Andy Warhol’s provocative slogan, ‘Everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes’, became a sixties byword. 安迪·沃霍尔(Andy Warhol)挑衅性的口号“每个人都将在15分钟内成名”,成为了60年代的代名词。