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
- 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? - What's the figure of speech of the sentence?
这句话用了什么修辞格? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Analogy is a common rhetorical figure of speech, is an important way of stylistic rhetoric.
比喻,是修辞学上常见的修辞格之一,是一种重要的文体修辞手法。 - In response to this, this article through the contrast analysis based on an example to the figure of speech of the three groups.
针对这一点,本文就通过对比结合实例来辨析一下这三组修辞格。 - Bourgeois Socialism attains adequate expression, when, and only when, it becomes a mere figure of speech.
资产阶级的社会主义获得足够的表现,当且仅当它变成纯粹的演说辞令的时候。 - Chinese Figure of Speech is an important part of Chinese culture.
汉语修辞是汉文化的重要组成部分之一。 - Hyperbole is a commonly-used figure of speech.
夸张辞格是一种常用的修辞手法。