"metaphoric" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 隱喻的

Definition

形容某事物是隱喻的，或使用了隱喻；不應按字面意思理解，而是有比喻或象徵意義。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於正式、學術或文學評論環境。多用來修飾“language”、“expression”或“meaning”。口語對話時較少見。與“metaphorical”意義相近，可互換使用。

Examples

The poem uses metaphoric language to describe love.

這首詩用**隱喻的**語言來描寫愛情。

His explanation was very metaphoric, not direct.

他的解釋非常**隱喻的**，不是直接的。

Stories can be metaphoric and teach life lessons.

故事可以是**隱喻的**，而且能教人生道理。

Many songs have deeply metaphoric lyrics about growing up.

許多歌曲有關於成長的深刻**隱喻的**歌詞。

I prefer plain talk to metaphoric expressions, honestly.

說真的，我更喜歡直接表達而不是用**隱喻的**說法。

That review was so metaphoric I had to read it twice to get the point.

那篇評論非常**隱喻的**，我得讀兩遍才能明白意思。