metaphor; implied comparison
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1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
metaphor; implied comparison
formalA figure of speech where one thing is described by directly stating it is another, different thing, to suggest a similarity. Common in literature, poetry, and everyday language.
“
Shí时
jiān间
jiù就
shì是
jīn金
qián钱
”
shì是
yī一
jù句
zhù著
míng名
de的
àn暗
yù喻
。
"Time is money" is a famous metaphor.
Shī诗
rén人
yòng用
“
dà大
hǎi海
shì是
mǔ母
qīn亲
de的
huái怀
bào抱
”
zhè这
ge个
àn暗
yù喻
lái来
biǎo表
dá达
xiāng乡
chóu愁
。
The poet used the metaphor "the sea is a mother's embrace" to express homesickness.
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Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
qiǎo巧
miào妙
de地
shǐ使
yòng用
le了
àn暗
yù喻
，
ràng让
miáo描
shù述
gèng更
jiā加
shēng生
dòng动
。
This article skillfully uses metaphors to make the descriptions more vivid.
Àn暗
yù喻
hé和
míng明
yù喻
shì是
liǎng两
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
bǐ比
yù喻
shǒu手
fǎ法
。
Metaphor and simile are two common figures of speech.