simile
US /ˈsɪm.ə.li/
UK /ˈsɪm.ə.li/
名詞
1.
直喩
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox).
例:
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The poet used a simile to describe the clouds as 'like cotton balls floating in the sky'.
詩人は雲を「空に浮かぶ綿の玉のよう」と表現するために直喩を用いた。
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Her smile was as bright as the sun, a perfect simile for her joyful nature.
彼女の笑顔は太陽のように明るく、その陽気な性格にぴったりの直喩だった。
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