隐喻 — meaning in English
yǐn yù
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English meaning
- metaphor noun A figure of speech that describes something by calling it another thing, implying a comparison without using "like" or "as".
Senses
隐喻 is used for these senses in English:
- metaphor (uncountable, figure of speech) The use of a word, phrase, concept, or set of concepts to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word, etc., that is used.
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