单词 | metaphrase |
释义 | metaphrase[ met-uh-freyz ] / ˈmɛt əˌfreɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metaphrase ON THESAURUS.COM nouna literal translation. verb (used with object), met·a·phrased, met·a·phras·ing.to translate, especially literally. to change the phrasing or literary form of. Origin of metaphraseFirst recorded in 1600–10, metaphrase is from the Greek word metáphrasis a paraphrasing, change of phrasing. See meta-, phrase Words nearby metaphrasemetaphase plate, Metaphen, metaphor, metaphosphate, metaphosphoric acid, metaphrase, metaphrast, metaphys., metaphysial dysostosis, metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for metaphrasemetaphrase / (ˈmɛtəˌfreɪz) / nouna literal translationCompare paraphrase verb (tr)to alter or manipulate the wording of to translate literally Word Origin for metaphraseC17: from Greek metaphrazein to translate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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