"figurative" in Chinese (Simplified)
比喻的
Definition
指用象征、比喻或想象描述而非字面意思的语言或表达方式。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于文学、诗歌和创意写作，与“字面（literal）”相反。常见搭配：“figurative language”、“figurative meaning”。只用于描述语言表达，不用于具体物体。
Examples
Metaphors are a form of figurative language.
隐喻是一种**比喻的**语言。
His words had a figurative meaning.
他的话有**比喻的**含义。
Poems often use figurative expressions.
诗歌经常使用**比喻的**表达。
Don't take what he said literally; it was figurative.
不要按字面理解他说的话；那是**比喻的**。
She used figurative language to make her story more interesting.
她用**比喻的**语言让故事更有趣。
It's hard for children to understand figurative speech at first.
孩子们一开始很难理解**比喻的**说法。