"simile" in Chinese (Traditional)

明喻

Definition

明喻是一種修辭手法，透過「像」或「如同」等詞語比較兩種不同的事物，使描述更加生動。

'Simile' 多用於文學或描寫性寫作。必須使用「像」或「如同」等詞。不要與「隱喻」（metaphor）混淆，隱喻不直接明說比較詞。

A common simile is 'as brave as a lion'.

常見的**明喻**是「勇敢得像獅子」。

Authors use simile to make their descriptions lively.

作者使用**明喻**使描述更生動。

A simile often uses 'like' or 'as' in the sentence.

**明喻**通常在句子中會用「像」或「如同」。

That kid is as fast as lightning—what a great simile!

那孩子快得像閃電——好棒的**明喻**！

If you see 'as cold as ice', that's a classic simile.

如果你看到「冷得像冰」，就是個經典**明喻**。

Teachers often ask students to write a simile in their essays.

老師常讓學生在作文中寫一個**明喻**。