figure of speech
英 [ˌfɪɡər əv ˈspiːtʃ]
美 [ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ]
n. 修辞格; 修辞手段
牛津词典
noun
- 修辞格；修辞手段
a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental picture or effect
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 比喻;修辞格
Afigure of speechis an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning.- Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。
- Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
英英释义
noun
双语例句
- A fresh, vivid figure of speech appeals to the imagination into a fully play, which can make the writing more impressive and interesting.
一个新奇生动的修辞可以充分激发一个人的想象，使得文章更加有趣和具有感染力。 - This is the figure of speech of "strangeness", adding boundless charm into his works.
这种“陌生化”手法，为其作品增添了无穷的魅力。 - A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as inI could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton.
一种比喻，使用夸张来强调或产生某种效果，比如在我能睡一年或这书有一吨重中。 - Could the graveyard shift be more than a figure of speech?
夜班被比喻为墓地轮班，应该不仅仅只是一个修辞比喻而已吧？ - Using a figure of speech appropriate to her occupation.
使用比喻乃基于她的职业使然。 - The proper use of this figure of speech can convey strong emotions, creating infinite artistic effects.
其修辞效果是能传达丰富的情感，产生出无穷的艺术张力。 - Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。 - As a figure of speech, irony has been widely used beth in literature works and a person's daily conversational speech.
作为一种修辞手法，“反讽”已越来越多地应用于文学作品和人们的日常谈话中。 - I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech.
我不是说她真在外层空间&这只是打个比方。 - Today," High Mountain and Running Water "is a figure of speech about the bosom friends.
今天，人们用“高山流水”来比喻知心朋友。