I do not say a proverb is amiss when aptly and reasonably applied, but to be forever discharging them, right or wrong, hit or miss, renders conversation insipid and vulgar.
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n. 諺語，格言;話柄，笑柄;人人知道的事情，有名的事情;俚諺劇，俚諺游戲;
?? pro前面+verb詞語→古人的言語→諺語
"As the proverb goes, time is money."
俗語說, 時間就是金錢.
近義：aphorism, locution, maxim, phrase, saw, saying
adv. 永遠;不斷地，無休止地;老是，經常;
n. 永恒;極長的一段時間;
?? for適合于+ever永遠→ ad.永遠,總是,老是
"I'll love you forever!"
我永遠愛你！
近義：perpetually, ceaselessly, e'er, enduringly, eternally, ever
反義：ne'er, nevermore, e'er, ever
n. 交談，會話;交往，交際;會談;（人與計算機的）人機對話;
?? con共同+vers轉變+ation表名詞 → 使大家共同轉變態度的會談 → 會話，非正式會談
"I had a long conversation with her the other day."
前幾天我與她作了一次長談。
近義：natter, speech, talk, talking, discussion, chat
insipid
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adj. 枯燥的，無生氣的，乏味的;索;平淡無奇;索然;
?? in無+sip喝+id形容詞后綴 → 無味的；無吸引力的
"a cup of insipid coffee"
一杯淡而無味的咖啡
近義：languid, listless, saltless, savorless, savourless, tasteless
反義：appetizing, inviting, luscious, mouthwatering, palatable, pleasurable
adj. 庸俗的，俚俗的，粗俗的;一般大眾的，老百姓的;粗野的，下流的;
n. [古語]平民，百姓;
?? vulg人民，人群+ar...的 → 大眾的，粗俗的
"She found their laughter and noisy games coarse and rather vulgar."
她覺得他們的笑聲和吵吵鬧鬧的游戲趣味低下，俗不可耐。
近義：proletariat, ruck, artless, lurid, pedestrian, rank
反義：highbrow, humanizing, learned, literate, schooled, refined
adj. 出了差錯的;有毛病的;有缺陷的;（用于否定句）不恰當的;
adv. 不恰當地;不順當地;錯誤地;（可能因誤會）對…生氣;
"She sensed something was amiss and called the police."
她覺得有點不對頭，就叫了警察。
近義：importunate, importune, improper, inconvenient, inopportune, irrelevant
反義：honestly, identically, aptly, aright, justly, precisely