Metaphor



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• n. 隐喻, 暗喻
• ［英］ n. 隐喻, 暗喻 ( the application of word or phrase to an object or concept it does not literally denote)
• ［记］ meta ( 变化) +phor ( 带有) -> 以变化的方式表达 -> 隐喻

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English methaphor, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French metaphore, from Latin metaphora, from Greek, from metapherein to transfer, from meta- + pherein to bear — more at bear
• Date: 15th century
• 1. a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly figurative language — compare simile
• 2. an object, activity, or idea treated as a metaphor ; symbol 2
• ? metaphoric or metaphorical adjective
• ? metaphorically adverb

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