metaphorical 的定义
- involving, invoking, or intended to be taken as a metaphor, something used symbolically to represent something else, suggesting a comparison or resemblance: Our foreign policy blunder has given the insurgents a metaphorical green light to engage in violent tactics in pursuit of their imperial ambitions.
metaphorical 近义词
figurative
更多metaphorical例句
- The digital dashboard draws on metaphorical relationships to vehicular, military and executive dashboards.
- Older generations know what a great team looks like and the younger ones are finding out, but the only embrace of this great team can be metaphorical.
- The true truth is always metaphorical, Barry once told a friend, and his greatest belief was in the power of stories, and these seem to be the paths to follow here.
- As mathematical physics fed Pauli’s visions, which Jung connected with ancient symbolism, the two thinkers ended up weaving profound metaphorical connections between the two realms.
- In the typical retail horror story, Amazon lurks behind the door wielding the metaphorical chainsaw.
- The metaphorical closet door has been opened, proving just how rapidly the sport is growing and changing with the times.
- I chose it for its metaphorical resonance, but the mosquito bite theory might be the worse.
- Time passed, and periodically a scholarly blog would raise a metaphorical eyebrow about the lack of test results.
- Disclosure: This is where things become all about insects, and very metaphorical.
- Inevitably, any anger and resentment we feel is contained within some kind of metaphorical exoskeleton.
- The great use of metaphorical language is to convey, or to aggravate the impression or sentiment which an object creates.
- In the use of metaphorical language, we are not disposed to lay down any strict canons of criticism.
- We hope we shall not be accused of putting fetters upon genius, by refusing to admire this use of metaphorical language.
- We always find that those are the greatest slaves to metaphorical language, who have but one set of metaphors.
- Whether he regards the divine Justice, for instance, as a metaphorical term, a mere figure of speech?