| 单词 | figure of speech |
| 释义 | figure of speech(plural figures of speech) [countable] (technical术语) a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental image or effect修辞；修辞格◆children and foreign language learners sometimes take figures of speech literally.儿童和外语学习者有时按字面意义理解修辞手法。▸ figurative /fɪgərətɪv, name also fɪgjərətɪv/ adjective [usually before noun] ◆figurative language比喻的语言 opp literal ▸ figuratively adverb◆she is, figuratively speaking, holding a gun to his head.打个比方说，她正拿枪对着他的脑袋。note 辨析 which word? metaphor, allegory and simile are all types of figure of speech. these words all refer to the words, phrases, figures or ideas used to create an image in the mind of the reader. * metaphor、allegory 和 simile 均为 figure of speech 的一种，运用这些修辞手法都是为了使读者在头脑中形成 image。figure of speechsee ⇨ word/phrase/sentence 1 figure of speech /ˌ·· · ˈ·/n [c]a word or phrase used with a different meaning from the ordinary one, in order to give you a picture in your mind or to emphasize an idea 比喻:◇when i said they'll be 'in the firing line', it was just a figure of speech — i meant they'll get blamed. 我说他们将站在“射击线上”是个比喻 — 意思是他们要挨骂了。 |
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