proverbially
adverb uk/prəˈvɜː.bi.ə.li/ us/prəˈvɝː.bi.ə.li/
如谚语所说地，俗话所说地，常言中地
in a way that relates to a well-known saying or phrase
We must be living in those “interesting times” often proverbially mentioned. 我们一定是生活在俗话所说的“有趣的时代”。
It is proverbially impossible to please everyone. 常言道，要取悦每一个人是不可能的。
众所周知地
in a way that is well known or generally believed
Doctors and dentists are proverbially bad investors. 众所周知，医生和牙医都是糟糕的投资者。
By the middle of the 18th century Philadelphia was proverbially the second most populous English-speaking city in the world. 到18世纪中叶，费城是公认的世界上人口第二多的英语城市。
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- Proverbially enough, it rained on the plain today.
- The American West was a proverbially lawless frontier.
- The United States is proverbially a nation of immigrants.