释义 |
[/ˈmetəfə(r); ˋmɛtəfɚ/] 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. |