Cómo Pronunciar "metaphorical"

word

ˌmɛtəˈfɔɹɪkəɫ

meh-tuh-FOR-ih-kuhl

mˌɛtəfˈɒɹɪkəl

meh-tuh-FOR-ih-kuhl

Definición

Describes language or expression that compares one thing to another in a non-literal, imaginative way. It means using words as symbols or images, not their direct meanings.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˌmɛtəˈfɔɹɪkəɫ

Inglés Británico

mˌɛtəfˈɒɹɪkəl

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

meh-tuh-FOR-ih-kuhl

Escucha en Contexto

The phrase 'time is a thief' is a metaphorical expression.

Poetry often uses metaphorical language to create powerful images.

She gave a metaphorical answer instead of a direct one.

Sometimes his jokes are so metaphorical that I don't get them.