metaphor
美音:[´metəfɔ
]
英音:[´metəfɔ
]
n.[修辞]隐喻,暗喻,比喻说话
难易程度:
metaphor为六级词汇
词频:4953
词形变化:
副词:metaphorically 形容词:metaphoric
词根
meta-=among,with,after 一般表“变化”之意，主要用在科学用语
近义词, 同义词
metaphor
/'metəfə(r); `mɛtəfɚ/
n [C, U] (example of the) use of a word or phrase to indicate sth different from (though related in some way to) the literal meaning, as in `I'll make him eat his words' or `She has a heart of stone' 隐喻（如I'll make him eat his words或She has a heart of stone）
*striking originality in her use of metaphor 她在运用隐喻方面的独创性. Cf 参看 simile.
n [C, U] (example of the) use of a word or phrase to indicate sth different from (though related in some way to) the literal meaning, as in `I'll make him eat his words' or `She has a heart of stone' 隐喻（如I'll make him eat his words或She has a heart of stone）
*striking originality in her use of metaphor 她在运用隐喻方面的独创性. Cf 参看 simile.
metaphor
n [U and C]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: métaphore, from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from meta- ( META-) + pherein 'to carry']
a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing
→simile
She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing.
a very creative use of metaphor
mixed metaphor
the use of two different metaphors at the same time to describe something, especially in a way that seems silly or funny
something that represents a general idea or quality
metaphor for
Their relationship is a metaphor for the failure of communication in the modern world.
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: métaphore, from Latin, from Greek metaphora, from meta- ( META-) + pherein 'to carry']
a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing
→simile
She uses some wonderful images and metaphors in her writing.
a very creative use of metaphor
mixed metaphor
the use of two different metaphors at the same time to describe something, especially in a way that seems silly or funny
something that represents a general idea or quality
metaphor for
Their relationship is a metaphor for the failure of communication in the modern world.
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