metaphorical
英 [ˌmetəˈfɒrɪkl] 美 [ˌmetəˈfɔrɪkl]

adj.

隐喻性的；

英英释义

metaphorical[ ,metə'fɔrik-'fɔ:,-kəl ]

• adj.expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another

  "a metaphorical expression"

  同义词：metaphoric

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. She used a metaphorical expression in her speech.
   她在她的演讲中使用了隐喻的表达方法。
2. Human beings cognize the world by the way of metaphorical thinking modes.
   人类以隐喻式思维认知世界。
3. It is a common word, but I am not sure about its metaphorical meaning.
   这个词很常见，但我不清楚它的比喻义。

权威例句

The metaphorical structure of the human conceptual system
Understanding metaphorical comparisons: Beyond similarity.
On the metaphorical nature of intellectual capital: a textual analysis
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Understanding Global Cultures: Metaphorical Journeys Through 17 Countries
Idioms and mental imagery: the metaphorical motivation for idiomatic meaning
From etymology to pragmatics : metaphorical and cultural aspects of semantic structure
E. Sweetser, From etymology to pragmatics: Metaphorical and cultural aspects of semantic structure
The role of the right hemisphere in processing nonsalient metaphorical meanings: application of principal components analysis to fMR...