figure of speech

英 [ˌfɪɡər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

美 [ˌfɪɡjər əv ˈspiːtʃ]

n.  修辞格; 修辞手段

牛津词典

noun

• 修辞格；修辞手段
  a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning in order to create a particular mental picture or effect

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 比喻;修辞格
  Afigure of speechis an expression or word that is used with a metaphorical rather than a literal meaning.
  1. Of course I'm not. It was just a figure of speech.
     我当然不是，这不过是打个比方。

英英释义

noun

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  Synonym:tropefigureimage

双语例句

• Journalistic English; headlines; grammatical characteristics; figure of speech; translation tactics;
  新闻英语；标题；语法特点；辞格；翻译策略；
• Bourgeois Socialism attains adequate expression, when, and only when, it becomes a mere figure of speech.
  资产阶级的社会主义获得足够的表现，当且仅当它变成纯粹的演说辞令的时候。
• I didn't really mean she was in outer space it's just a figure of speech.
  我不是说她真在外层空间&这只是打个比方。
• Jesus used this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them.
  耶稣将这比喻告诉他们。但他们不明白所说的是什么意思。
• Ask someone if you overuse a word, phrase, or figure of speech.
  问问别人你有没有过度使用一个词、句子、或是修辞。
• This is the figure of speech of "strangeness", adding boundless charm into his works.
  这种“陌生化”手法，为其作品增添了无穷的魅力。
• A fresh, vivid figure of speech appeals to the imagination into a fully play, which can make the writing more impressive and interesting.
  一个新奇生动的修辞可以充分激发一个人的想象，使得文章更加有趣和具有感染力。
• Think "broken heart" is just a figure of speech?
  觉得心碎只是一个比喻修辞说法？
• The proper use of this figure of speech can convey strong emotions, creating infinite artistic effects.
  其修辞效果是能传达丰富的情感，产生出无穷的艺术张力。
• This essay focuses mainly on the rhetoric function of words and sentences that possess the culture background from three aspects of figure of speech.
  本文从譬喻三个方面展现具有文化背景意义的词及句子的修辞作用。