Figure of speech
大學(xué) College修辭格,比喻
?? 牛津釋義
figure of speech
word or phrase used for vivid or dramatic effect and not literally 比喻
I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech. 我不是說她真在外層空間--這只是打個比方.
?? 詞語組成解析
figure
['f?ɡj?]
n. 數(shù)字;算術(shù);人物;身材;
vi. 計算;出現(xiàn);扮演角色;
vt. 計算在內(nèi);估計;推測;認為;
fig做，塑造，虛構(gòu)+ure名詞后綴，狀態(tài) →做出的狀態(tài)→形象，人物
of
[?v]
prep. 關(guān)于;屬于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助動詞 [非標準用語、方言] =have [主用于虛擬語氣];
speech
[spit?]
n. 演說，演講，發(fā)言;說話，談話，說話能力或方式;（樂器的）音，音色;方言，民族語言;
??? 情景例句
No, I don't have any hobbies. How about you?
沒有，我沒有任何的愛好，你呢？
A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.
好故事百聽不厭。
No, say the American: our fowl are fine, we simply clean them in a different way.
不，美國人說，我們的家禽很好，只是我們使用了另一種清洗方式。