simile
US /ˈsɪm.ə.li/
UK /ˈsɪm.ə.li/
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직유
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).
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The poet used a simile to describe the clouds as 'like cotton balls floating in the sky'.
시인은 구름을 '하늘에 떠다니는 솜뭉치처럼' 묘사하기 위해 직유를 사용했다.
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Her smile was as bright as the sun, a perfect simile for her joyful nature.
그녀의 미소는 태양처럼 밝았고, 그녀의 즐거운 성격을 완벽하게 나타내는 직유였다.