figurative
英 [ˈfɪgərətɪv] 美 [ˈfɪɡjərətɪv]

adj.

比喻的；修饰多的；象征的；呈现的

英英释义

figurative[ 'fiɡjurətiv ]

• adj.
  • (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

    "figurative language"

    同义词：nonliteral

  • consisting of or forming human or animal figures

    "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"

    同义词：figural

词组短语

figurative language形象语言；语言特色

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The word here is used in its figurative sense.
   此词在这儿取的是它的比喻意义。
2. He imprisoned her,in a figurative sense.
   在比喻的意义上,他把她关在牢里了。
3. This has long been taken not only literally, but also in a figurative sense, for the Orient has been considered as the source of wisdom and illumination.
   很久以来人们认为这种说法不但是真实的而且还有比喻的含义，因为东方一直被认为是智慧和启蒙的发源地。
4. Baptism is a figurative ceremony.
   受洗礼是象征的礼节。
5. Work in recent years has taken the form of large-scale figurative, ceramic sculptures.
   最近几年的创作主要是体形大且具象征性的陶瓷作品。
6. From a cave in southwestern Germany, archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known piece of figurative art.
   在德国西南部的一个山洞里，考古学家们发现了一件年代久远的象征艺术作品。

权威例句

Why Do People Use Figurative Language?
Understanding Figurative Language: From Metaphors to Idioms
The poetics of mind: Figurative thought, language, and understanding
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Understanding figurative and literal language : The graded salience hypothesis
On our mind: Salience, context, and figurative language.
On understanding familiar and less-familiar figurative language ☆
Blending and coded meaning: Literal and figurative meaning in cognitive semantics.
On the priority of salient meanings: Studies of literal and figurative language ☆
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