metaphor

英 ['metəfə(r)] 美 ['metəfər]

• n. 象征；隐喻

形容词: metaphoric 副词: metaphorically

metaphor的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

n. (名词)

1. 【修辞学】隐喻，暗喻， 譬喻
2. 象征
3. 比喻，比喻的说法
4. 虚拟

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U][C]隐喻；暗喻 (example of the） use of a word or phrase to indicate sth different from (though related in some way to) the literal meaning

英英释义

Noun:

1. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

metaphor的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.
   玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。
2. She has a striking originality in her use of metaphor.
   她在运用隐喻方面有独创性。
3. This metaphor is beyond (above) all comprehension.
   这个隐喻难以理解。
4. Then you only need to learn one metaphor.
   然后你只需要学习一个隐喻。
5. Let us distinguish the various types of metaphor.
   让我们把各种隐喻分类。

词汇搭配

• mixed metaphor 混合隐喻 The s...

经典引文

• It is a metaphor if you describe Oxford as a hive of industry.

  出自： R. A. Knox

metaphor的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• symbol 符号
• figure of speech 修辞的说法
• image 印象
• allegory 寓言
• comparison 比较
• representation 陈述