metaphor

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metaphor 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 隐喻

英文释义

n. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity

metaphor 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 metaphor 在自然语境里怎么用：

The new name reflected the mission’s trajectory—but it was also, perhaps, an accidentally apt metaphor, Maher says.

—— NASA’s ‘Earthrise’ image changed how we see our planet. Can the Artemis moon missions do the same?

Oil and gas prices have been so erratic lately that the time-honored roller-coaster metaphor now looks sedate.

—— Prophets used to be executed for being wrong. While the penalties are less severe, the lure of prediction remains the same

There is no metaphor here, only a search for the meaning that comes before metaphor.

—— Bright, Built World

The earlier Einstein metaphor framed AI as a singular intelligence layer across the platform.

—— When brands become actors

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