metaphor
US /ˈmet̬.ə.fɔːr/
UK /ˈmet̬.ə.fɔːr/
名詞
1.
隱喻, 暗喻
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
範例:
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The phrase 'drowning in debt' is a common metaphor.
「債台高築」是一個常見的隱喻。
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Her smile was a ray of sunshine, a beautiful metaphor for her joyful spirit.
她的笑容是陽光，是她快樂精神的美麗隱喻。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞