Rhetoric. In a more restricted sense (with mixture of senses 9 12): A metaphor or metaphorical mode of expression; an image, similitude.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of meaning > [noun] > metaphor (19) figure1435 Rhetoric. In a more restricted sense (with mixture of senses 9 12): A metaphor or metaphorical mode of expression; an image, similitude. transumptionc1449 Rhetoric. Transfer of terms; metaphor. See also quot. 1553. metaphora1500 A figure of speech in which a name or descriptive word or phrase is transferred to an object or action different from, but analogous to, that to… tropology1519 A figure of speech, a metaphor. Also: figurative use of language. translation1534 Rhetoric. The use of a word in a transferred or figurative sense; metaphor; = tralation, n. Obsolete. inversion1538 A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used with a figurative or symbolic meaning, rather than in its literal sense; a metaphor or allegory… transport1589 Transference of a word to a different meaning; metaphor. Obsolete. rare. tralation1620 The use of a word in a transferred or figurative sense; metaphor. iconism1656 A representation by some image or figure; imagery; metaphor. Obsolete. tralatition1864 = tralation, n. Subcategories:— use of (1) — one who (3) — types of metaphor (2) — subject of (1) — medium for expressing it (1) — kenning (1) |
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