The ancient civilization became a byword for isolation and stagnation.

（相反），这样一个文明古国成了孤立封锁和停滞不前的代名词：看那颓废的君主，苟且蜷缩于长城和紫禁城的高墙之内；

Very early on, it became my style of living, my hometown, the byword for my base.

它早就成了我生活的方式，成了我的故乡与基地的代名词。

He got in jail for physically abusing people so many times that his name became a byword for violence.

他因为爱打别人而进监狱， 他就成为暴力的代名词。

Dumb English and high mark but poor ability have almost become a codeword(byword) of Chinese English learners.

“哑巴英语”、“高分低能”几乎成了中国英语学习者的代名词。

ONCE a byword for state-run inefficiency, Telstra is now famous instead for corporate belligerence and executive arrogance.

澳电信曾经是国有企业低效率的代名词，现在因为其好战和管理者的傲慢而声名大噪。

The firm is a byword for excellence.

这家商号是优质的保证.

Here, we together a byword to life.

在这里，我们一起笑谈人生。

She became the byword of the village.

他成了村中的话柄。

His name has becomea byword for cruelty.

他的名字成了残酷无情的别称.

Her name has become a byword for integrity

她的名字已成为正直的代号。