simile
英 [ˈsɪməli]
美 [ˈsɪməli]
n. 明喻; 明喻的运用
复数：similes
BNC.21125 / COCA.19562
同义词辨析
similen. 明喻
〔辨析〕
一种修辞手法，常用 as 或 like 等词将具有某种共同特征的两种不同事物相比拟。
〔例证〕
'The baby is as cute as an angel' is a simile.
“孩子像天使一般可爱”是句明喻。
She looks like a doctor.
她看上去像个大夫。
He is as brave as a lion.
他像狮子一般勇猛。
“孩子像天使一般可爱”是句明喻。
She looks like a doctor.
她看上去像个大夫。
He is as brave as a lion.
他像狮子一般勇猛。
metaphorn. 暗喻，隐喻
〔辨析〕
一种修辞手法，描写某事物时，将其直接说成另一不同的事物而不用比喻词，暗示两者之间有着某种相似性。
〔例证〕
She has a striking originality in her use of metaphor.
她在运用隐喻方面有着惊人的独创性。
Love is a red rose.
爱情是朵红玫瑰。
The old lady is a she-devil.
那个老太婆是个母夜叉。
她在运用隐喻方面有着惊人的独创性。
Love is a red rose.
爱情是朵红玫瑰。
The old lady is a she-devil.
那个老太婆是个母夜叉。
牛津词典
noun
- 明喻；明喻的运用
a word or phrase that compares sth to sth else, using the words like or as , for example a face like a mask or as white as snow ; the use of such words and phrases
柯林斯词典
- 明喻
Asimileis an expression which describes a person or thing as being similar to someone or something else. For example, the sentences 'She runs like a deer' and 'He's as white as a sheet' contain similes.
英英释义
noun
- a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')
双语例句
- It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.
一个比喻要完全贴切是不容易的。 - If might be an image, a comparison, the finding of likeness between unlike things which is at the heart of metaphor and simile making.
也可能是一个意象，一个对比，在不同之物中寻找到的相同点，而这也是隐喻和明喻的内涵。 - Back to thinking about the battlefield, there is a simile I can give you.
回想战争，我能给予你们一个明喻的说法。 - As used in an academic paper about a biological condition, the simile denotes a marked change of status for a fibrous material.
在学术文章中，多应用于生物现象，意思是「纤维物料状态的明显改变」。 - It is a trite simile to compare her teeth to pearls.
把她的牙齿比做珍珠是陈腐的比喻。 - In another funny message, one kid writes their mum a poem with a rather telling simile: 'Roses are red, just like your face when dad eats our snack'.
在另一张有趣的纸条中，一个孩子给自己的妈妈写了首诗，其中有一个相当生动的比喻：玫瑰是红色的，就像爸爸吃我们的零食时您的脸。 - I believe this simile largely speaks the truth.
我相信这种比拟在很大程度上道出了真实。 - Interesting, the earliest recorded use of chicken in English refers to the young of the domestic fowl in a simile.
有趣的是，英语中chicken一词最早用来比喻还没长大的家禽。 - In other words, to return to my simile, the stone must be rolled away.
换言之，用我刚提到的明喻来表示，石头必须推开。 - Her style is rich in simile.
她的文体中用很多明喻。