figurative

英['figərətiv]美['figjurətiv]

adj.
1.（语言、词语等）比喻的
2.（绘画、艺术等）形象的

同：	[a.] figural, nonliteral
反：	[a.] literal

A sweet temper is a figurative expression, but sweet coffee is not.
甜蜜的性情是个比喻的说法，而甜咖啡则不是。收藏
St. John's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom
圣约翰的眼睛，虽然就表面的意义来说，是够明净的，可是就比喻的意义来说，却是难以探测的。收藏
The figurative use of a word or an expression,as metaphor or hyperbole.
比喻，转义语言或措辞的比喻用法:隐喻或夸张收藏
This figurative habit of his mind crippled his judgement
他思想上的这种爱好比喻的习惯，削弱了他的判断能力。收藏
A purifying or figurative cleansing of the emotions,especially pity and fear,described by Aristotle as an effect of tragic drama on its audience.
情绪的净化情绪的净化或象征性清洗，尤指遗憾和恐惧，亚里土多德把他描述为悲剧对观众情绪的影响收藏

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(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech
- figurative language
[同] figurative, nonliteral
[反] literal
consisting of or forming human or animal figures
- a figural design
- the figurative art of the humanistic tradition
[同] figural, figurative

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