单词 | simile |
释义 | simile /sim"euh lee/, n. 1. a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in "she is like a rose." Cf. metaphor. 2. an instance of such a figure of speech or a use of words exemplifying it. [1350-1400; ME < L: image, likeness, comparison, n. use of neut. of similis SIMILAR] |
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