时间: 2025-04-24 17:29:03
美: ['mɛtəfɚ]
英: ['metəfə; -fɔː]
n. 暗喻,隐喻;比喻说法
最后更新时间:2025-04-24 17:29:03
词源分析:源自希腊语“metaphora”,由“meta-”(超越)和“phora”(带来,转移)组成,字面意思为“转移”或“超越”。
历史背景:该词最早可追溯至古希腊文学,亚里士多德在其《修辞学》中讨论了比喻的重要性和用法。
课本:该单词在**的英语教材中通常出现在初中和高中阶段的文学和写作课程中。在牛津和美国的教材中,通常在中学阶段的英语文学课程中涉及到修辞手法的讨论。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律文书中可能涉及比喻以解释复杂概念,例如“the law is a shield for the innocent.”(法律是无辜者的保护盾。)
Literature: "Her smile was a beacon of hope in the darkness."
(她的微笑在黑暗中是希望的灯塔。)
Business: "Our new strategy is a double-edged sword, bringing both risks and opportunities."
(我们的新战略是一把双刃剑,带来了风险和机遇。)
Daily conversation: "He's always the life of the party, a true firecracker."
(他总是派对的灵魂,真的是个火药桶。)
Science: "The brain is a complex computer, processing information at lightning speed."
(大脑是一个复杂的计算机,以闪电般的速度处理信息。)
Art: "The artist painted with the passion of a raging storm."
(这位艺术家以狂暴风暴般的激情作画。)
同义词:
微小差异:比喻直接将一个事物称为另一个,而明喻使用“像”或“如”来进行比较。
反义词:
区别:字面意思不涉及隐喻或修辞,而比喻则是通过隐喻的方式进行表达。
选择 词根记忆法:
通过上述分析,可以更好地理解“metaphor”这个词的意义、使用场景和关联词汇,从而在实际运用中更加得心应手。
[N-VAR] A metaphor is an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way. For example, if you want to say that someone is very shy and frightened of things, you might say that they are a mouse. 隐喻
例:...the avoidance of violent expressions and metaphors like "kill two birds with one stone."…避免使用有暴力意味的表达和隐喻,如“一石二鸟。”
[N-VAR] If one thing is a metaphor for another, it is intended or regarded as a symbol of it. 象征
例:The divided family remains a powerful metaphor for a society that continued to tear itself apart.破裂的家庭仍然是一个持续分裂的社会的有力象征。
[PHRASE] If you mix your metaphors, you use two conflicting metaphors. People do this accidentally, or sometimes deliberately as a joke. 把两个矛盾的隐喻混用在一起
例:To mix yet more metaphors, you were trying to run before you could walk, and I've clipped your wings.再混用一些隐喻,你还不会走就想跑,而我又修短了你的翅膀。