figurative
英 /'fiɡjurətiv/
中文釋義
a.比喻的，借喻的
adj. representing something in a symbolic way.
常用搭配
- figurative language比喻語言
- figurative meaning比喻義
- figurative expression比喻說法
例句
- When I said I'd die of embarrassment, I meant it figuratively.我說尷尬得要死，那是打個比方。
- In the report, "growth" is used in a figurative sense.報告中“生長”一詞用的是比喻義。